#6B8517#6B8517
#6B8517 is a mid, vivid yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.200; OKLCH L 57.6% C 0.133 H 122.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #6B8517 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(107, 133, 23) |
| HSL | hsl(74, 71%, 31%) |
| HSV | hsv(74, 83%, 52%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(19.5%, 0%, 82.7%, 47.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(51.79, -24.41, 50.99) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(51.79, 56.53, 115.58°) |
| OKLab | oklab(57.62% -0.0719 0.1114) |
| OKLCH | oklch(57.62% 0.133 122.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(14.6058, 19.9626, 3.8941) |
| Luminance | 0.1996 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow-green |
Closest named colors
Swamp Green
#748500
ΔE00 3.13
Olivedrab
#6B8E23
ΔE00 3.49
Mossy Green
#638B27
ΔE00 3.89
Dark Yellow Green
#728F02
ΔE00 4.02
Avocado
#568203
ΔE00 4.19
Sap Green
#5C8B15
ΔE00 4.20
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#6B8517 #311785
analogous
#856817 #6B8517 #348517
triadic
#6B8517 #176B85 #85176B
tetradic
#6B8517 #178568 #311785 #851734
square
#6B8517 #178568 #311785 #851734
split-complementary
#6B8517 #173485 #681785
monochromatic
#171D05 #41510E #6B8517 #95B920 #B6DD3A
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.21
#6B8517 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.99
#6B8517 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #6B8517
4.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##6B8517 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##6B8517 | 1.00 | 4.21 | 4.99 | 4.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.21 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8D7C00
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8A7B23
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#717E71
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7B7B7B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #6b8517; /* rgb */ color: rgb(107, 133, 23); /* oklch */ color: oklch(57.6% 0.133 122.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#99a85f',
500: '#6b8517',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #6b8517; $custom-light: #99a85f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#6b8517",
"rgb": {
"r": 107,
"g": 133,
"b": 23
},
"hsl": {
"h": 74.182,
"s": 70.513,
"l": 30.588
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.57615,
"c": 0.13258,
"h": 122.8
},
"luminance": 0.19963
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#6B8517
secondary
#5C3FB9
accent
#3BED65
background
#F9FAF5
surface
#F2F4EA
border
#CCCEC6
text
#0E0F05
muted
#7E7F79