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#B69554 Color

#B69554 is rgb(182, 149, 84) in RGB, hsl(40, 40%, 52%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 18%, 54%, 29%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Aztec Gold (#C39953), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.58. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B69554
HEX#B69554
RGBrgb(182, 149, 84)
HSLhsl(40, 40%, 52%)
HSVhsv(40, 54%, 71%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 18%, 54%, 29%)
OKLCHoklch(68.6% 0.093 83)
LABlab(63.75% 6.85 38.85)
LCHlch(63.75% 39.45 80.00)

What #B69554 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #B69554, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every yellow in the library.

#B69554 Channel Values

How #B69554 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 182 · G 149 · B 848-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 40° · S 40% · L 52%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 40° · S 54% · V 71%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 18% · Y 54% · K 29%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.83:1 vs white · 7.42:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B69554 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text2.83:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.42:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #B69554

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B69554; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #B69554

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #B69554.

How #B69554 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#B69554
Protanopia#9B9B54
Protanomaly#A79954
Deuteranopia#A1A152
Deuteranomaly#AA9C53
Tritanopia#BB8F8F
Tritanomaly#B9917B
Achromatopsia#999999

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #B69554 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-b69554: #B69554;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B69554;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b69554': '#B69554' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.714, green: 0.584, blue: 0.329)
Android XML<color name="color_b69554">#B69554</color>
SVG fillfill="#B69554"

More Yellow Colors

#B69554 sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#B69554 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B69554?

#B69554 is a mid-tone yellow — rgb(182, 149, 84) in RGB and hsl(40, 40%, 52%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Aztec Gold (#C39953), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.58.

What is the RGB value of #B69554?

#B69554 is rgb(182, 149, 84) — red 182, green 149, and blue 84 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B69554?

#B69554 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 18%, 54%, 29%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B69554 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #B69554 scores 2.83:1 against white and 7.42:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B69554 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B69554 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is darkkhaki (#BDB76B) at a CIE76 distance of 16.09, which is visibly different.

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