What color is #6D6000?

#6D6000 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 #6D6000?

The RGB value is 109, 96, 0: 109 red, 96 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6D6000?

The complementary color is #000D6D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6D6000?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.32:1 and white text 6.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6D6000 color

#6D6000 rgb(109, 96, 0)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #6D6000 is a dark, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.7% red, 37.6% green and 0% blue (109, 96, 0).

Its hue angle is 53°, with 100% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 100% yellow and 57% 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 6.32:1).

#6D6000 color codes

HEX	`#6D6000`
RGB	`rgb(109, 96, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.7%, 37.6%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(53, 100%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(53, 100%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 100%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.6, -4.13, 47.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.6, 47.88, 94.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.49, 11.618, 1.69)`
Decimal	`7168000`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6D6000, 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 #6D6000	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.32:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.32:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6D6000 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.32:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.32:1	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 #6D6000 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6d6000; }
.text { color: #6d6000; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6d6000; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(109 96 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6d6000, #446d00); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #6D6000?: #6D6000 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 #6D6000?: The RGB value is 109, 96, 0: 109 red, 96 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6D6000?: The complementary color is #000D6D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6D6000?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.32:1 and white text 6.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.