#6B6016#6B6016

#6B6016 is a mid, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.115; OKLCH L 48.5% C 0.091 H 100.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.34:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#6B6016
RGB	rgb(107, 96, 22)
HSL	hsl(52, 66%, 25%)
HSV	hsv(52, 79%, 42%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 10.3%, 79.4%, 58%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.49, -4.41, 41.01)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.49, 41.24, 96.14°)
OKLab	oklab(48.55% -0.0166 0.09)
OKLCH	oklch(48.55% 0.091 100.5)
XYZ	xyz(10.3916, 11.5500, 2.4409)
Luminance	0.1155 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#6B6016 #16216B

analogous

#6B3516 #6B6016 #4B6B16

triadic

#6B6016 #166B60 #60166B

tetradic

#6B6016 #166B35 #16216B #6B164B

square

#6B6016 #166B35 #16216B #6B164B

split-complementary

#6B6016 #164B6B #35166B

monochromatic

#191705 #38320C #6B6016 #9E8E20 #D1BB2B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.34

#6B6016 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.31

#6B6016 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #6B6016

6.34:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##6B6016	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##6B6016	1.00	6.34	3.31	6.34
#FFFFFF	6.34	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.31	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.34	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6A5D07

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6D611B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#745852

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #6b6016;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(107, 96, 22);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.5% 0.091 100.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#988c5a',
    500: '#6b6016',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #6b6016;
$custom-light: #988c5a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#6b6016",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 107,
    "g": 96,
    "b": 22
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 52.235,
    "s": 65.891,
    "l": 25.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4855,
    "c": 0.09147,
    "h": 100.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.11549
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#6B6016

secondary

#3B49A1

accent

#55E93F

background

#F9F8F5

surface

#F2F0E9

border

#CCCBC5

text

#0E0C04

muted

#7E7D79

Preview Lab

Preview with #6B6016

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

Preview Lab → · Contrast checker → · Palette generator →