#6B5C14#6B5C14
#6B5C14 is a mid, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.108; OKLCH L 47.6% C 0.089 H 96.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #6B5C14 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(107, 92, 20) |
| HSL | hsl(50, 69%, 25%) |
| HSV | hsv(50, 81%, 42%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 14%, 81.3%, 58%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(39.29, -2.16, 40.66) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(39.29, 40.72, 93.04°) |
| OKLab | oklab(47.6% -0.0104 0.0888) |
| OKLCH | oklch(47.6% 0.089 96.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(10.0173, 10.8311, 2.2247) |
| Luminance | 0.1083 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Olive Brown
#645403
ΔE00 2.91
Mud
#735C12
ΔE00 2.96
Greenish Brown
#696112
ΔE00 3.01
Greeny Brown
#696006
ΔE00 3.04
Green Brown
#544E03
ΔE00 6.26
Poop Brown
#7A5901
ΔE00 6.45
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#6B5C14 #14236B
analogous
#6B3014 #6B5C14 #4F6B14
triadic
#6B5C14 #146B5C #5C146B
tetradic
#6B5C14 #146B30 #14236B #6B144F
square
#6B5C14 #146B30 #14236B #6B144F
split-complementary
#6B5C14 #144F6B #30146B
monochromatic
#1A1605 #37300A #6B5C14 #9F881E #D2B527
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.63
#6B5C14 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.17
#6B5C14 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #6B5C14
6.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##6B5C14 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##6B5C14 | 1.00 | 6.63 | 3.17 | 6.63 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.63 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.17 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.63 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#665A05
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6A5F19
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#74544E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5D5D5D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #6b5c14; /* rgb */ color: rgb(107, 92, 20); /* oklch */ color: oklch(47.6% 0.089 96.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#998958',
500: '#6b5c14',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #6b5c14; $custom-light: #998958; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#6b5c14",
"rgb": {
"r": 107,
"g": 92,
"b": 20
},
"hsl": {
"h": 49.655,
"s": 68.504,
"l": 24.902
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.47597,
"c": 0.08938,
"h": 96.7
},
"luminance": 0.10831
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#6B5C14
secondary
#394BA2
accent
#5BEB3C
background
#F9F8F5
surface
#F2F0E9
border
#CCCBC5
text
#0E0B04
muted
#7E7C79