#6E6D15#6E6D15
#6E6D15 is a mid, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.143; OKLCH L 51.9% C 0.104 H 108.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.44:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #6E6D15 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(110, 109, 21) |
| HSL | hsl(59, 68%, 26%) |
| HSV | hsv(59, 81%, 43%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 0.9%, 80.9%, 56.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(44.67, -10.43, 45.31) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(44.67, 46.50, 102.96°) |
| OKLab | oklab(51.94% -0.0337 0.0988) |
| OKLCH | oklch(51.94% 0.104 108.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(12.0349, 14.3068, 2.8369) |
| Luminance | 0.1431 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Brown Green
#706C11
ΔE00 1.09
Browny Green
#6F6C0A
ΔE00 1.21
Brownish Green
#6A6E09
ΔE00 1.73
Olive (survey)
#6E750E
ΔE00 3.54
Mud Green
#606602
ΔE00 3.75
Greenish Brown
#696112
ΔE00 4.65
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#6E6D15 #15166E
analogous
#6E4015 #6E6D15 #426E15
triadic
#6E6D15 #156E6D #6D156E
tetradic
#6E6D15 #156E40 #15166E #6E1542
square
#6E6D15 #156E40 #15166E #6E1542
split-complementary
#6E6D15 #15426E #40156E
monochromatic
#1A1905 #3B3A0B #6E6D15 #A1A01F #D5D329
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.44
#6E6D15 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.86
#6E6D15 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #6E6D15
5.44:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##6E6D15 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##6E6D15 | 1.00 | 5.44 | 3.86 | 5.44 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.44 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.86 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.44 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#776800
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#786B1D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#76655D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6A6A6A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #6e6d15; /* rgb */ color: rgb(110, 109, 21); /* oklch */ color: oklch(51.9% 0.104 108.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#9b965b',
500: '#6e6d15',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #6e6d15; $custom-light: #9b965b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#6e6d15",
"rgb": {
"r": 110,
"g": 109,
"b": 21
},
"hsl": {
"h": 59.326,
"s": 67.939,
"l": 25.686
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.51944,
"c": 0.10439,
"h": 108.9
},
"luminance": 0.14306
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#6E6D15
secondary
#3A3CA4
accent
#3FEB3D
background
#F9F9F5
surface
#F2F1E9
border
#CCCBC5
text
#0E0D04
muted
#7E7E79