#6C6417#6C6417

#6C6417 is a mid, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.124; OKLCH L 49.6% C 0.094 H 103.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#6C6417
RGB	rgb(108, 100, 23)
HSL	hsl(54, 65%, 26%)
HSV	hsv(54, 79%, 42%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 7.4%, 78.7%, 57.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.79, -6.20, 41.88)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.79, 42.33, 98.42°)
OKLab	oklab(49.61% -0.0216 0.092)
OKLCH	oklch(49.61% 0.094 103.2)
XYZ	xyz(10.8967, 12.3648, 2.6231)
Luminance	0.1236 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#6C6417 #171F6C

analogous

#6C3917 #6C6417 #496C17

triadic

#6C6417 #176C64 #64176C

tetradic

#6C6417 #176C39 #171F6C #6C1749

square

#6C6417 #176C39 #171F6C #6C1749

split-complementary

#6C6417 #17496C #39176C

monochromatic

#191705 #3A350C #6C6417 #9E9322 #D1C12C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.05

#6C6417 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.47

#6C6417 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #6C6417

6.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##6C6417	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##6C6417	1.00	6.05	3.47	6.05
#FFFFFF	6.05	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.47	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.05	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6E6008

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#70641D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#755C55

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #6c6417;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(108, 100, 23);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.6% 0.094 103.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#998f5b',
    500: '#6c6417',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #6c6417;
$custom-light: #998f5b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#6c6417",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 108,
    "g": 100,
    "b": 23
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 54.353,
    "s": 64.885,
    "l": 25.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49607,
    "c": 0.09446,
    "h": 103.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.12364
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#6C6417

secondary

#3D46A2

accent

#50E840

background

#F9F8F5

surface

#F2F0E9

border

#CCCBC5

text

#0E0C04

muted

#7E7D79

Preview Lab

Preview with #6C6417

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

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