What color is #6B5F1F?

#6B5F1F is a dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Himalaya. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6B5F1F?

The RGB value is 107, 95, 31: 107 red, 95 green and 31 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6B5F1F?

The complementary color is #1F2B6B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6B5F1F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.28:1 and white text 6.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6B5F1F color

#6B5F1F rgb(107, 95, 31)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #6B5F1F is a dark, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42% red, 37.3% green and 12.2% blue (107, 95, 31).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 55% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 71% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Himalaya (#736330), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.4:1).

#6B5F1F color codes

HEX	`#6B5F1F`
RGB	`rgb(107, 95, 31)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42%, 37.3%, 12.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 55%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 71%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 71%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.26, -3.33, 36.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.26, 37.08, 95.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.403, 11.41, 2.95)`
Decimal	`7036703`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6B5F1F, 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 #6B5F1F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.28:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.4:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6B5F1F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.4:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.28:1	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 #6B5F1F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6b5f1f; }
.text { color: #6b5f1f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6b5f1f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(107 95 31 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6b5f1f, #516b1f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #6B5F1F?: #6B5F1F is a dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Himalaya. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6B5F1F?: The RGB value is 107, 95, 31: 107 red, 95 green and 31 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6B5F1F?: The complementary color is #1F2B6B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6B5F1F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.28:1 and white text 6.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.