What color is #635A21?

#635A21 is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Reptile Revenge. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #635A21?

The RGB value is 99, 90, 33: 99 red, 90 green and 33 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #635A21?

The complementary color is #212A63, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #635A21?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.01:1 and white text 6.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#635A21 color

#635A21 rgb(99, 90, 33)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #635A21 is a dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.8% red, 35.3% green and 12.9% blue (99, 90, 33).

Its hue angle is 52°, with 50% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 67% yellow and 61% black.

The closest named color is Reptile Revenge (#5E582B), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.97:1).

#635A21 color codes

HEX	`#635A21`
RGB	`rgb(99, 90, 33)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.8%, 35.3%, 12.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(52, 50%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(52, 67%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 67%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.98, -4.12, 33.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.98, 33.55, 97.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.077, 10.075, 2.905)`
Decimal	`6511137`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #635A21, 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 #635A21	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.97:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#635A21 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.97:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

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 #635A21 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #635a21; }
.text { color: #635a21; }
.border { border: 2px solid #635a21; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(99 90 33 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #635a21, #4b6321); }

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Questions

What color is #635A21?: #635A21 is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Reptile Revenge. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #635A21?: The RGB value is 99, 90, 33: 99 red, 90 green and 33 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #635A21?: The complementary color is #212A63, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #635A21?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.01:1 and white text 6.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.