What color is #605008?

#605008 is a dark, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Ayahuasca Vine. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #605008?

The RGB value is 96, 80, 8: 96 red, 80 green and 8 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #605008?

The complementary color is #081860, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #605008?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.65:1 and white text 7.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#605008 color

#605008 rgb(96, 80, 8)

Shades of brown

The hex color #605008 is a dark, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.6% red, 31.4% green and 3.1% blue (96, 80, 8).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 85% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 92% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Ayahuasca Vine (#665500), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.93:1).

#605008 color codes

HEX	`#605008`
RGB	`rgb(96, 80, 8)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.6%, 31.4%, 3.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 85%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 92%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 92%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.48, -0.9, 40.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.48, 40.05, 91.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.737, 8.242, 1.413)`
Decimal	`6311944`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #605008, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #605008	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#605008 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #605008 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #605008; }
.text { color: #605008; }
.border { border: 2px solid #605008; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(96 80 8 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #605008, #446008); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #605008?: #605008 is a dark, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Ayahuasca Vine. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #605008?: The RGB value is 96, 80, 8: 96 red, 80 green and 8 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #605008?: The complementary color is #081860, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #605008?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.65:1 and white text 7.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.