#6B5A14#6B5A14
#6B5A14 is a mid, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.105; OKLCH L 47.1% C 0.088 H 94.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #6B5A14 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(107, 90, 20) |
| HSL | hsl(48, 69%, 25%) |
| HSV | hsv(48, 81%, 42%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 15.9%, 81.3%, 58%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(38.71, -0.98, 40.12) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(38.71, 40.13, 91.39°) |
| OKLab | oklab(47.13% -0.0071 0.0876) |
| OKLCH | oklch(47.13% 0.088 94.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(9.8464, 10.4892, 2.1677) |
| Luminance | 0.1049 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Mud
#735C12
ΔE00 2.45
Olive Brown
#645403
ΔE00 2.46
Greeny Brown
#696006
ΔE00 3.99
Greenish Brown
#696112
ΔE00 4.01
Poop Brown
#7A5901
ΔE00 5.79
Shit
#7F5F00
ΔE00 6.18
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#6B5A14 #14256B
analogous
#6B2F14 #6B5A14 #506B14
triadic
#6B5A14 #146B5A #5A146B
tetradic
#6B5A14 #146B2F #14256B #6B1450
square
#6B5A14 #146B2F #14256B #6B1450
split-complementary
#6B5A14 #14506B #2F146B
monochromatic
#1A1605 #372F0A #6B5A14 #9F851E #D2B127
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.78
#6B5A14 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.10
#6B5A14 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #6B5A14
6.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##6B5A14 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##6B5A14 | 1.00 | 6.78 | 3.10 | 6.78 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.78 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.10 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.78 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#645806
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#695D19
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#74524D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5B5B5B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #6b5a14; /* rgb */ color: rgb(107, 90, 20); /* oklch */ color: oklch(47.1% 0.088 94.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#998858',
500: '#6b5a14',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #6b5a14; $custom-light: #998858; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#6b5a14",
"rgb": {
"r": 107,
"g": 90,
"b": 20
},
"hsl": {
"h": 48.276,
"s": 68.504,
"l": 24.902
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.47132,
"c": 0.08789,
"h": 94.6
},
"luminance": 0.10489
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#6B5A14
secondary
#394DA2
accent
#5FEB3C
background
#F9F8F5
surface
#F2EFE9
border
#CCCAC5
text
#0E0B03
muted
#7E7C78