#6E6A16#6E6A16
#6E6A16 is a mid, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.137; OKLCH L 51.2% C 0.101 H 106.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #6E6A16 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(110, 106, 22) |
| HSL | hsl(57, 67%, 26%) |
| HSV | hsv(57, 80%, 43%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 3.6%, 80%, 56.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(43.77, -8.71, 44.15) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(43.77, 45.00, 101.15°) |
| OKLab | oklab(51.23% -0.0288 0.0965) |
| OKLCH | oklch(51.23% 0.101 106.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(11.7297, 13.6814, 2.7818) |
| Luminance | 0.1368 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Brown Green
#706C11
ΔE00 1.06
Browny Green
#6F6C0A
ΔE00 1.48
Brownish Green
#6A6E09
ΔE00 2.89
Greenish Brown
#696112
ΔE00 3.36
Greeny Brown
#696006
ΔE00 3.80
Mud Green
#606602
ΔE00 3.86
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#6E6A16 #161A6E
analogous
#6E3E16 #6E6A16 #466E16
triadic
#6E6A16 #166E6A #6A166E
tetradic
#6E6A16 #166E3E #161A6E #6E1646
square
#6E6A16 #166E3E #161A6E #6E1646
split-complementary
#6E6A16 #16466E #3E166E
monochromatic
#1A1905 #3B390C #6E6A16 #A19B20 #D4CC2A
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.62
#6E6A16 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.74
#6E6A16 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #6E6A16
5.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##6E6A16 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##6E6A16 | 1.00 | 5.62 | 3.74 | 5.62 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.62 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.74 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.62 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#746603
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#75691D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#77625A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#676767
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #6e6a16; /* rgb */ color: rgb(110, 106, 22); /* oklch */ color: oklch(51.2% 0.101 106.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#9b945b',
500: '#6e6a16',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #6e6a16; $custom-light: #9b945b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#6e6a16",
"rgb": {
"r": 110,
"g": 106,
"b": 22
},
"hsl": {
"h": 57.273,
"s": 66.667,
"l": 25.882
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.5123,
"c": 0.10072,
"h": 106.6
},
"luminance": 0.13681
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#6E6A16
secondary
#3C40A4
accent
#46EA3E
background
#F9F9F5
surface
#F2F1E9
border
#CCCBC5
text
#0E0D04
muted
#7E7E79