Information about #B6A511 color
Basic facts about this digital color
A vivid, lively yellow, #B6A511 sits comfortably between light and dark. Expect to see shades like this in bold branding moments and attention-grabbing details. In The Official Register of Color Names it is very close to Gold Foil (#BD9B16). Nearby in the Register you will also find Ocher (#BF9B0C) and Buddha Gold (#BC9B1B).
In RGB terms — rgb(182, 165, 17) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #B6A511 background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 8.4:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 2.5:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #B6A511 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.
#B6A511 color variations
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#B6A511 color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#B6A511 color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#B6A511 color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#B6A511 color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#B6A511 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.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
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.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #B6A511 color
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Nearest named colors to #B6A511
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#BD9B16
#BF9B0C
#BC9B1B
#BFAC05
#B8A722
#C7A317
#AB9A1C
#A2A415
#A8A800
#B29700
#C69C04
#A5A502
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#B6A511
- RGB182, 165, 17
- CMYK0, 7, 65, 29
- CSSrgb(182, 165, 17)
- HSL54°, 83%, 39%
- HSL Precise53.818°, 82.915%, 39.02%
- HSV54°, 91%, 71%
- HSB54°, 91%, 71%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.714
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.647
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.067
- GLSLvec3(0.714, 0.647, 0.067)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.714, 0.647, 0.067, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.714, 0.647, 0.067)
- Percentage of Red in RGB71.4%
- Percentage of Green in RGB64.7%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB6.7%
- Color FamilyYellow
- Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
- Lightness FamilyNeutral
- HEX IDB6A511
- DECIMAL ID11969809
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers29 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
