#6D7500

A dark, vivid yellow closely aligning with Olive.

About #6D7500

The precise color #6D7500 is an excellent choice for modern design projects. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Olive. Its digital footprint relies on 109 parts red, 117 parts green, and 0 parts blue light.

When sending designs containing this color to a printer, the CMYK values come into play. Its ink density profile breaks down to 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 100% yellow, and 54% black. This makes it a relatively dark color when applied to physical surfaces.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. Mathematical luminance calculations suggest that #FFFFFF text provides the most optimal reading experience. You can view the detailed AAA and AA pass/fail metrics in the table below.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#6D7500
RGB109, 117, 0
HSL64.1°, 100.0%, 22.9%
CMYK7%, 0%, 100%, 54%
HSV64.1°, 100.0%, 45.9%
LAB46.9, -15.9, 52.3
XYZ12.7, 16.0, 2.4
Decimal7173376

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

5.01:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA
4.19:1
Text on #000000
AA Large
4.78:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA
3.57:1
Text on #0F172A
AA Large

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #6D7500; }
.text-color { color: #6D7500; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #6D7500; }

Similar Colors

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