#60501A Color

#60501A is rgb(96, 80, 26) in RGB, hsl(46, 57%, 24%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 17%, 73%, 62%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Field Drab (#6C541E), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.7. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#60501A

HEX#60501A

RGBrgb(96, 80, 26)

HSLhsl(46, 57%, 24%)

HSVhsv(46, 73%, 38%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 17%, 73%, 62%)

OKLCHoklch(43.6% 0.074 92.3)

LABlab(34.83% 1.99 33.04)

LCHlch(34.83% 33.10 86.56)

What #60501A Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #60501A, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Field Drab#6C541EΔE 4.7 Antique Bronze#665D1EΔE 6.89 Pineapple#563C0DΔE 9.66 Pullman Brown(ups Brown)#644117ΔE 11.47 Violin Brown#674403ΔE 12.39 Army Green#4B5320ΔE 12.6

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every yellow in the library.

#60501A Channel Values

How #60501A breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 96 · G 80 · B 26	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 46° · S 57% · L 24%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 46° · S 73% · V 38%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 17% · Y 73% · K 62%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	7.9:1 vs white · 2.66:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #60501A background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text7.9:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Fails AABlack text2.66:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #60501A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #60501A; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Triadic

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Split comp.

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Tints & Shades of #60501A

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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Shades

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How #60501A Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#60501A

Protanopia#53531A

Protanomaly#58521A

Deuteranopia#565618

Deuteranomaly#5A5319

Tritanopia#634C4C

Tritanomaly#624D3D

Achromatopsia#515151

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Using #60501A in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-60501a: #60501A;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #60501A;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-60501a': '#60501A' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.376, green: 0.314, blue: 0.102)

Android XML<color name="color_60501a">#60501A</color>

SVG fillfill="#60501A"

More Yellow Colors

#60501A sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

181807 fffff5 1b1404 fffff0 1f1f00 ffffeb 242400 ffffe5 2a2913 ffffe0 2b2003 ffffd6 573a00 856514 b0a94f cc9900 e0e000 edeae0 f2f1e3 f8f3c9 fcfce8 ffcc00 fff000 ffff0f

#60501A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #60501A?

#60501A is a dark yellow — rgb(96, 80, 26) in RGB and hsl(46, 57%, 24%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Field Drab (#6C541E), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.7.

What is the RGB value of #60501A?

#60501A is rgb(96, 80, 26) — red 96, green 80, and blue 26 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #60501A?

#60501A converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 17%, 73%, 62%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #60501A be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #60501A scores 7.9:1 against white and 2.66:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #60501A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #60501A is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is darkolivegreen (#556B2F) at a CIE76 distance of 20.05, which is visibly different.

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