What color is #6A5A00?

#6A5A00 is a dark, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Ayahuasca Vine. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6A5A00?

The RGB value is 106, 90, 0: 106 red, 90 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6A5A00?

The complementary color is #00106A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6A5A00?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.08:1 and white text 6.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6A5A00 color

#6A5A00 rgb(106, 90, 0)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #6A5A00 is a dark, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.6% red, 35.3% green and 0% blue (106, 90, 0).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 100% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 100% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Ayahuasca Vine (#665500), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.83:1).

#6A5A00 color codes

HEX	`#6A5A00`
RGB	`rgb(106, 90, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.6%, 35.3%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 100%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 100%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 100%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.51, -2.1, 46.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.51, 46.12, 92.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.601, 10.377, 1.497)`
Decimal	`6969856`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6A5A00, 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 #6A5A00	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6A5A00 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.08:1	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 #6A5A00 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6a5a00; }
.text { color: #6a5a00; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6a5a00; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(106 90 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6a5a00, #456a00); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #6A5A00?: #6A5A00 is a dark, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Ayahuasca Vine. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6A5A00?: The RGB value is 106, 90, 0: 106 red, 90 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6A5A00?: The complementary color is #00106A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6A5A00?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.08:1 and white text 6.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.