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#6F6C19

#6f6c19 ≈ Olive

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#6f6c19 is a color from the yellow family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 43.53% red, 42.35% green and 9.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 2.7% magenta, 77.48% yellow and 56.47% black. Its hue angle is 57.91°, with 63.24% saturation and 26.67% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with optimism, attention and joy. Designers typically use it for highlights and warnings, children's products and luxury branding. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.48:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Olive (#808000), ΔE 8.37.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#666600
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Relative luminance0.1417

Complementary

  1. #6f6c19
  2. #191c6f

Split complementary

  1. #6f6c19
  2. #19476f
  3. #41196f

Analogous

  1. #6f4119
  2. #6f6c19
  3. #476f19

Triadic

  1. #6f6c19
  2. #196f6c
  3. #6c196f

Tetradic

  1. #6f6c19
  2. #1c6f19
  3. #191c6f
  4. #6c196f

Square

  1. #6f6c19
  2. #196f41
  3. #191c6f
  4. #6f1947

Monochromatic

  1. #111004
  2. #312f0b
  3. #6f6c19
  4. #ada927
  5. #d6d24b

Shades

#6f6c19 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #6f6c19
  2. #646117
  3. #595614
  4. #4e4c12
  5. #43410f
  6. #38360d
  7. #2c2b0a
  8. #212008
  9. #161605
  10. #0b0b03
  11. #000000

Tints

#6f6c19 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #6f6c19
  2. #7d7b30
  3. #8c8947
  4. #9a985e
  5. #a9a775
  6. #b7b68c
  7. #c5c4a3
  8. #d4d3ba
  9. #e2e2d1
  10. #f1f0e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#6f6c19 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #6f6c19
  2. #716e23
  3. #72702e
  4. #747238
  5. #767442
  6. #78764d
  7. #797857
  8. #7b7a61
  9. #7d7c6b
  10. #7e7e76
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.48:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.83:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #696969 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6c6a54 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #766808 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #776b1f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #78645c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #736910 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #746b1d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #74684a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-6f6c19 {
  color: #6f6c19;
}
Background
.bg-6f6c19 {
  background-color: #6f6c19;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-6f6c19 {
  border: 2px solid #6f6c19;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #6f6c19;
  --color-primary-rgb: 111 108 25;
  --color-primary-hsl: 58 63% 27%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-6f6c19 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #6f6c19, #476f19);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-6f6c19 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(111 108 25 / 0.35);
}

#808000 Olive ΔE 8.37 #556b2f Dark Olive Green ΔE 9.61 #6c541e Field Drab ΔE 11.69 #4b5320 Army Green ΔE 11.80 #568203 Avocado ΔE 12.47 #507d2a Sap Green ΔE 12.93 #6b8e23 Olive Drab ΔE 14.23 #9093e6 Inverted #696969 Grayscale 

Olive
#6f6c19  rgb(111, 108, 25)  hsl(58, 63%, 27%)  Olive
#191c6f  rgb(25, 28, 111)  hsl(238, 63%, 27%)  Midnight Blue
#196f6c  rgb(25, 111, 108)  hsl(178, 63%, 27%)  Myrtle Green
#6c196f  rgb(108, 25, 111)  hsl(298, 63%, 27%)  Purple