What color is #6B5E07?

#6B5E07 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 #6B5E07?

The RGB value is 107, 94, 7: 107 red, 94 green and 7 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6B5E07?

The complementary color is #07146B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6B5E07?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.23:1 and white text 6.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6B5E07 color

#6B5E07 rgb(107, 94, 7)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #6B5E07 is a dark, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42% red, 36.9% green and 2.7% blue (107, 94, 7).

Its hue angle is 52°, with 88% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 93% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Ayahuasca Vine (#665500), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.5:1).

#6B5E07 color codes

HEX	`#6B5E07`
RGB	`rgb(107, 94, 7)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42%, 36.9%, 2.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(52, 88%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(52, 93%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 93%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.83, -3.77, 45.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.83, 45.27, 94.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.105, 11.147, 1.82)`
Decimal	`7036423`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6B5E07, 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 #6B5E07	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6B5E07 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.23:1	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 #6B5E07 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6b5e07; }
.text { color: #6b5e07; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6b5e07; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(107 94 7 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6b5e07, #466b07); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #6B5E07?: #6B5E07 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 #6B5E07?: The RGB value is 107, 94, 7: 107 red, 94 green and 7 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6B5E07?: The complementary color is #07146B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6B5E07?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.23:1 and white text 6.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.