What color is #6A6411?

#6A6411 is a dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Ayahuasca Vine. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6A6411?

The RGB value is 106, 100, 17: 106 red, 100 green and 17 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6A6411?

The complementary color is #11176A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6A6411?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.44:1 and white text 6.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6A6411 color

#6A6411 rgb(106, 100, 17)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #6A6411 is a dark, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.6% red, 39.2% green and 6.7% blue (106, 100, 17).

Its hue angle is 56°, with 72% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 84% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Ayahuasca Vine (#665500), a difference of 6.2 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.1:1).

#6A6411 color codes

HEX	`#6A6411`
RGB	`rgb(106, 100, 17)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.6%, 39.2%, 6.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(56, 72%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(56, 84%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 84%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.56, -7.42, 43.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.56, 44.34, 99.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.603, 12.219, 2.33)`
Decimal	`6972433`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6A6411, 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 #6A6411	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.44:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.1:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6A6411 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.1:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.44:1	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 #6A6411 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6a6411; }
.text { color: #6a6411; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6a6411; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(106 100 17 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6a6411, #436a11); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #6A6411?: #6A6411 is a dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Ayahuasca Vine. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6A6411?: The RGB value is 106, 100, 17: 106 red, 100 green and 17 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6A6411?: The complementary color is #11176A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6A6411?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.44:1 and white text 6.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.