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Citrine Silk Faint

Yellow · Hue 60
Hex
#B6B6A5
RGB
rgb(182, 182, 165)
HSL
hsl(60, 10%, 68%)
CMYK
cmyk(0%, 0%, 9%, 29%)
Metrics
S 10% · L 68%
Contrast (WCAG)
on white
2.1:1Fail
on black
10.2:1AA
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About this color

Citrine Silk Faint (#B6B6A5) belongs to the yellow family — hue 60°, 10% saturation, 68% lightness. Copy the hex, RGB, or HSL value above, or paste the CSS custom property below into your stylesheet to reference this color directly.

CSS
:root {
  --colorarchive-citrine-silk-faint: #B6B6A5;
  --colorarchive-citrine-silk-faint-hsl: hsl(60, 10%, 68%);
  --colorarchive-citrine-silk-faint-rgb: rgb(182, 182, 165);
}

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Lighter companion
Citrine Bloom Faint
#C8C8BC · hsl(60, 10%, 76%)
Darker companion
Citrine Tone Faint
#A3A38F · hsl(60, 10%, 60%)
Complementary counterpoint
Iris Silk Faint
#A5A5B6 · hsl(240, 10%, 68%)
Analogous lead
Olive Silk Faint
#B0B6A5 · hsl(80, 10%, 68%)
Analogous echo
Apricot Silk Faint
#B6B0A5 · hsl(40, 10%, 68%)
Triadic +120°
Aqua Silk Faint
#A5B6B6 · hsl(180, 10%, 68%)
Triadic +240°
Fuchsia Silk Faint
#B6A5B6 · hsl(300, 10%, 68%)
Split-comp +150°
Sapphire Silk Faint
#A5ADB6 · hsl(210, 10%, 68%)
Split-comp +210°
Plum Silk Faint
#ADA5B6 · hsl(270, 10%, 68%)
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Base: Citrine Silk Faint #B6B6A5
Lighter companion: Citrine Bloom Faint #C8C8BC
Darker companion: Citrine Tone Faint #A3A38F
Complementary counterpoint: Iris Silk Faint #A5A5B6
Analogous lead: Olive Silk Faint #B0B6A5
Analogous echo: Apricot Silk Faint #B6B0A5
Triadic +120°: Aqua Silk Faint #A5B6B6
Triadic +240°: Fuchsia Silk Faint #B6A5B6
Split-comp +150°: Sapphire Silk Faint #A5ADB6
Split-comp +210°: Plum Silk Faint #ADA5B6

Nearest neighbors

The closest archive matches by hue, saturation, and lightness.

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Nearby match
Citrine Silk Muted
#BCBC9F · hsl(60, 18%, 68%)
Nearby match
Canary Silk Faint
#B6B4A5 · hsl(55, 10%, 68%)
Nearby match
Citrine Tone Faint
#A3A38F · hsl(60, 10%, 60%)
Nearby match
Citrine Bloom Faint
#C8C8BC · hsl(60, 10%, 76%)
Nearby match
Citrine Silk Dust
#C3C398 · hsl(60, 26%, 68%)
Nearby match
Canary Silk Muted
#BCBA9F · hsl(55, 18%, 68%)

Accessible pairings

Archive colors that meet WCAG contrast standards when paired with this color. Use as text-on-background or background-on-text.

Contrast checker
AAA7.2:1
Iris Shadow Vivid
#13137C
AAA7.4:1
Iris Shadow Bright
#0B0B83
AAA7.3:1
Iris Shadow Pure
#060689
AAA7.1:1
Iris Nocturne Dust
#262640
AAA7.4:1
Iris Nocturne Soft
#222244
AAA8:1
Iris Nocturne Clear
#17174F

Color Vision Simulation

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Full simulator
Deuteranopia
#B6B6AA
Protanopia
#B6B6A9
Tritanopia
#B6ADAD
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