What color is #6A5C00?

#6A5C00 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 #6A5C00?

The RGB value is 106, 92, 0: 106 red, 92 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6A5C00?

The complementary color is #000E6A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6A5C00?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.14:1 and white text 6.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6A5C00 color

#6A5C00 rgb(106, 92, 0)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #6A5C00 is a dark, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.6% red, 36.1% green and 0% blue (106, 92, 0).

Its hue angle is 52°, with 100% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 100% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Ayahuasca Vine (#665500), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.68:1).

#6A5C00 color codes

HEX	`#6A5C00`
RGB	`rgb(106, 92, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.6%, 36.1%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(52, 100%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(52, 100%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 100%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.1, -3.28, 46.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.1, 46.6, 94.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.772, 10.719, 1.554)`
Decimal	`6970368`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6A5C00, 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 #6A5C00	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.68:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6A5C00 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.68:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.14:1	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 #6A5C00 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6a5c00; }
.text { color: #6a5c00; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6a5c00; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(106 92 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6a5c00, #436a00); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #6A5C00?: #6A5C00 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 #6A5C00?: The RGB value is 106, 92, 0: 106 red, 92 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6A5C00?: The complementary color is #000E6A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6A5C00?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.14:1 and white text 6.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.