#6D5F00

A dark, vivid yellow closely aligning with Olive.

About #6D5F00

Visually, #6D5F00 is defined as a vivid yellow. Its closest recognized web color is Olive. This translates to an RGB value of rgb(109, 95, 0).

If you are designing for print, the four-color process is what matters most. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 0% cyan and 13% magenta inks. With a hue angle of 52.3 degrees, it sits comfortably in the yellow spectrum.

From a UX and accessibility standpoint, contrast is paramount. Because it is a dark color, it is generally recommended to use #FFFFFF text. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#6D5F00
RGB109, 95, 0
HSL52.3°, 100.0%, 21.4%
CMYK0%, 13%, 100%, 57%
HSV52.3°, 100.0%, 42.7%
LAB40.3, -3.6, 47.5
XYZ10.4, 11.4, 1.7
Decimal7167744

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

6.39:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA
3.29:1
Text on #000000
AA Large
6.11:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA
2.79:1
Text on #0F172A
FAIL

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #6D5F00; }
.text-color { color: #6D5F00; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #6D5F00; }

Similar Colors

Olive
#808000