Information about #B6A80D color

#B6A80D color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#B6A80D falls into the Yellow Color Family — Full Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(182, 168, 13) — 71.4% red, 65.9% green, 5.1% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 5 / 66 / 29. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #B6A80D reads as a maximally vivid golden yellow and holds a balanced mid-tone. Designers typically reach for tones like this for accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Muddy Yellow (#BFAC05). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Ocher (#BF9B0C) and Gold Foil (#BD9B16).

In RGB terms — rgb(182, 168, 13) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #B6A80D: 8.6:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.4:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #B6A80D is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#B6A80D color variations

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#B6A80D color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #B6A80D

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Muddy Yellow color link
Muddy Yellow

#BFAC05

Ocher color link
Ocher

#BF9B0C

Gold Foil color link
Gold Foil

#BD9B16

Strong Olive color link
Strong Olive

#A8A800

Olive Yellow color link
Olive Yellow

#C2B709

Buddha Gold color link
Buddha Gold

#BC9B1B

Cookie Brown color link
Cookie Brown

#C7A317

Puke color link
Puke

#A5A502

Earls Green color link
Earls Green

#B8A722

Snot color link
Snot

#ACBB0D

Light Gold color link
Light Gold

#B29700

Vomit color link
Vomit

#A2A415

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B6A80D
  • RGB182, 168, 13
  • CMYK0, 5, 66, 29
  • CSSrgb(182, 168, 13)
  • HSL55°, 87%, 38%
  • HSL Precise55.03°, 86.667%, 38.235%
  • HSV55°, 93%, 71%
  • HSB55°, 93%, 71%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.714
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.659
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.051
  • GLSLvec3(0.714, 0.659, 0.051)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.714, 0.659, 0.051, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.714, 0.659, 0.051)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB71.4%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB65.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB5.1%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX IDB6A80D
  • DECIMAL ID11970573
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01