#6B5B15#6B5B15
#6B5B15 is a mid, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.107; OKLCH L 47.4% C 0.088 H 95.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #6B5B15 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(107, 91, 21) |
| HSL | hsl(49, 67%, 25%) |
| HSV | hsv(49, 80%, 42%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 15%, 80.4%, 58%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(39.01, -1.52, 40.01) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(39.01, 40.04, 92.18°) |
| OKLab | oklab(47.37% -0.0085 0.0876) |
| OKLCH | oklch(47.37% 0.088 95.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(9.9404, 10.6627, 2.2438) |
| Luminance | 0.1066 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Mud
#735C12
ΔE00 2.68
Olive Brown
#645403
ΔE00 2.70
Greenish Brown
#696112
ΔE00 3.55
Greeny Brown
#696006
ΔE00 3.59
Poop Brown
#7A5901
ΔE00 6.13
Green Brown
#544E03
ΔE00 6.24
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#6B5B15 #15256B
analogous
#6B3015 #6B5B15 #506B15
triadic
#6B5B15 #156B5B #5B156B
tetradic
#6B5B15 #156B30 #15256B #6B1550
square
#6B5B15 #156B30 #15256B #6B1550
split-complementary
#6B5B15 #15506B #30156B
monochromatic
#1A1605 #382F0B #6B5B15 #9E871F #D1B229
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.70
#6B5B15 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.13
#6B5B15 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #6B5B15
6.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##6B5B15 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##6B5B15 | 1.00 | 6.70 | 3.13 | 6.70 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.70 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.13 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.70 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#655908
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#695E19
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#74534E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5C5C5C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #6b5b15; /* rgb */ color: rgb(107, 91, 21); /* oklch */ color: oklch(47.4% 0.088 95.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#998959',
500: '#6b5b15',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #6b5b15; $custom-light: #998959; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#6b5b15",
"rgb": {
"r": 107,
"g": 91,
"b": 21
},
"hsl": {
"h": 48.837,
"s": 67.188,
"l": 25.098
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.47371,
"c": 0.08801,
"h": 95.6
},
"luminance": 0.10662
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#6B5B15
secondary
#3A4DA2
accent
#5EEA3E
background
#F9F8F5
surface
#F2EFE9
border
#CCCAC5
text
#0E0B04
muted
#7E7C79