#6e6016

Color #6e6016

A moderately saturated dark yellow.

Closest named color Dark Olive Green #556b2f · ΔE 19.26 Nearest Tailwind class lime-800 #3c6300 · ΔE 15.2

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Conversions

HEX

#6e6016

RGB

rgb(110, 96, 22)

HSL

hsl(50.5, 66.7%, 25.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(50.5, 80%, 43.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 12.7%, 80%, 56.9%)

LAB

lab(40.8, -2.95, 41.4)

LCH

lch(40.8, 41.5, 94.08)

OKLCH

oklch(48.9%, 0.0916, 97.91)

HWB

hwb(50.5, 8.6%, 56.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#16246e

Analogous

#6e3416

#6e6016

#506e16

Triadic

#6e6016

#166e60

#60166e

Split-complementary

#6e6016

#16506e

#34166e

Tetradic

#6e6016

#246e16

#16246e

#60166e

Square

#6e6016

#166e34

#16246e

#6e1650

Shades

Color #6e6016 mixed toward black.

#5c5012

#49400f

#37300b

#252007

#121004

Tints

Color #6e6016 mixed toward white.

#a38e20

#d5ba2d

#e0cc62

#eadd96

#f5eecb

Tones

Color #6e6016 mixed toward gray.

#675b1d

#5f5625

#58512c

#514c33

#49473b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.27:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.35:1

White text reads better on this background (6.27:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#686834 · ΔE 7.1

Deuteranopia

#696a39 · ΔE 8

Tritanopia

#6d4245 · ΔE 30.4

Achromatopsia

#606060 · ΔE 21.5

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #6e6016;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#6e6016]

Related colors

Gold #ffd700

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Pale Goldenrod #eee8aa

Dark Khaki #bdb76b

Frequently asked questions

#6e6016 (#6e6016) is rgb(110, 96, 22) in RGB.

No, #6e6016 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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