#6B5E14#6B5E14
#6B5E14 is a mid, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.112; OKLCH L 48.1% C 0.091 H 98.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.49:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #6B5E14 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(107, 94, 20) |
| HSL | hsl(51, 69%, 25%) |
| HSV | hsv(51, 81%, 42%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 12.1%, 81.3%, 58%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(39.89, -3.34, 41.20) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(39.89, 41.34, 94.63°) |
| OKLab | oklab(48.07% -0.0138 0.0899) |
| OKLCH | oklch(48.07% 0.091 98.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(10.1929, 11.1822, 2.2832) |
| Luminance | 0.1118 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Greenish Brown
#696112
ΔE00 2.04
Greeny Brown
#696006
ΔE00 2.18
Olive Brown
#645403
ΔE00 3.59
Mud
#735C12
ΔE00 3.67
Brown Green
#706C11
ΔE00 5.79
Browny Green
#6F6C0A
ΔE00 6.08
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#6B5E14 #14216B
analogous
#6B3214 #6B5E14 #4D6B14
triadic
#6B5E14 #146B5E #5E146B
tetradic
#6B5E14 #146B32 #14216B #6B144D
square
#6B5E14 #146B32 #14216B #6B144D
split-complementary
#6B5E14 #144D6B #32146B
monochromatic
#1A1705 #37310A #6B5E14 #9F8B1E #D2B927
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.49
#6B5E14 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.24
#6B5E14 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #6B5E14
6.49:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##6B5E14 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##6B5E14 | 1.00 | 6.49 | 3.24 | 6.49 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.49 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.24 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.49 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#685B05
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6C6019
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#745650
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5E5E5E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #6b5e14; /* rgb */ color: rgb(107, 94, 20); /* oklch */ color: oklch(48.1% 0.091 98.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#998b58',
500: '#6b5e14',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #6b5e14; $custom-light: #998b58; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#6b5e14",
"rgb": {
"r": 107,
"g": 94,
"b": 20
},
"hsl": {
"h": 51.034,
"s": 68.504,
"l": 24.902
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.48066,
"c": 0.09098,
"h": 98.7
},
"luminance": 0.11182
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#6B5E14
secondary
#3949A2
accent
#57EB3C
background
#F9F8F5
surface
#F2F0E9
border
#CCCBC5
text
#0E0B04
muted
#7E7C79