#6C660E Color

#6C660E is rgb(108, 102, 14) in RGB, hsl(56, 77%, 24%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 6%, 87%, 58%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Antique Bronze (#665D1E), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.95. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#6C660E

HEX#6C660E

RGBrgb(108, 102, 14)

HSLhsl(56, 77%, 24%)

HSVhsv(56, 87%, 42%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 6%, 87%, 58%)

OKLCHoklch(50% 0.101 105.3)

LABlab(42.59% -4.89 45.01)

LCHlch(42.59% 45.28 96.21)

What #6C660E 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 #6C660E, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Antique Bronze#665D1EΔE 9.95 Spanish Bister(spanish Bistre)#807532ΔE 10.25 Old Moss Green#867E36ΔE 11.33 Mustard Green#6E6E30ΔE 11.61 Olive#808000ΔE 15.27 Field Drab#6C541EΔE 15.95

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#6C660E Channel Values

How #6C660E 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 108 · G 102 · B 14	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 56° · S 77% · L 24%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 56° · S 87% · V 42%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 6% · Y 87% · K 58%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	5.92:1 vs white · 3.54:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #6C660E 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 text5.92:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Fails AABlack text3.54:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #6C660E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #6C660E; 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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Tints & Shades of #6C660E

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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How #6C660E 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#6C660E

Protanopia#67670E

Protanomaly#69670E

Deuteranopia#68680D

Deuteranomaly#6A670D

Tritanopia#716060

Tritanomaly#6F624C

Achromatopsia#646464

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Using #6C660E in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-6c660e: #6C660E;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #6C660E;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-6c660e': '#6C660E' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.424, green: 0.400, blue: 0.055)

Android XML<color name="color_6c660e">#6C660E</color>

SVG fillfill="#6C660E"

More Yellow Colors

#6C660E 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

#6C660E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #6C660E?

#6C660E is a dark yellow — rgb(108, 102, 14) in RGB and hsl(56, 77%, 24%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Antique Bronze (#665D1E), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.95.

What is the RGB value of #6C660E?

#6C660E is rgb(108, 102, 14) — red 108, green 102, and blue 14 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #6C660E?

#6C660E converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 6%, 87%, 58%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #6C660E be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #6C660E scores 5.92:1 against white and 3.54:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #6C660E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #6C660E 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 olive (#808000) at a CIE76 distance of 15.27, which is visibly different.

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