What color is #6C6008?

#6C6008 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 #6C6008?

The RGB value is 108, 96, 8: 108 red, 96 green and 8 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6C6008?

The complementary color is #08146C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6C6008?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.31:1 and white text 6.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6C6008 color

#6C6008 rgb(108, 96, 8)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #6C6008 is a dark, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.4% red, 37.6% green and 3.1% blue (108, 96, 8).

Its hue angle is 53°, with 86% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 93% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Ayahuasca Vine (#665500), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.34:1).

#6C6008 color codes

HEX	`#6C6008`
RGB	`rgb(108, 96, 8)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.4%, 37.6%, 3.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(53, 86%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(53, 93%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 93%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.53, -4.42, 45.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.53, 45.66, 95.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.412, 11.572, 1.915)`
Decimal	`7102472`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6C6008, 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 #6C6008	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.34:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6C6008 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.34:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.31:1	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 #6C6008 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6c6008; }
.text { color: #6c6008; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6c6008; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(108 96 8 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6c6008, #466c08); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #6C6008?: #6C6008 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 #6C6008?: The RGB value is 108, 96, 8: 108 red, 96 green and 8 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6C6008?: The complementary color is #08146C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6C6008?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.31:1 and white text 6.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.