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#6E680C Color

#6E680C is rgb(110, 104, 12) in RGB, hsl(56, 80%, 24%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 5%, 89%, 57%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Spanish Bister(spanish Bistre) (#807532), visibly different at ΔE 10.77. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#6E680C
HEX#6E680C
RGBrgb(110, 104, 12)
HSLhsl(56, 80%, 24%)
HSVhsv(56, 89%, 43%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 5%, 89%, 57%)
OKLCHoklch(50.7% 0.104 105.4)
LABlab(43.38% -5.06 46.26)
LCHlch(43.38% 46.53 96.25)

What #6E680C 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 #6E680C, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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

#6E680C Channel Values

How #6E680C breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 110 · G 104 · B 128-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 56° · S 80% · L 24%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 56° · S 89% · V 43%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 5% · Y 89% · K 57%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.76:1 vs white · 3.65:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #6E680C 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 text5.76:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.65:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #6E680C

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #6E680C; 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 #6E680C

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 #6E680C 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#6E680C
Protanopia#69690C
Protanomaly#6B690C
Deuteranopia#6A6A0B
Deuteranomaly#6C690B
Tritanopia#746262
Tritanomaly#71644D
Achromatopsia#666666

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Using #6E680C in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-6e680c: #6E680C;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #6E680C;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-6e680c': '#6E680C' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.431, green: 0.408, blue: 0.047)
Android XML<color name="color_6e680c">#6E680C</color>
SVG fillfill="#6E680C"

More Yellow Colors

#6E680C sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#6E680C Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #6E680C?

#6E680C is a dark yellow — rgb(110, 104, 12) in RGB and hsl(56, 80%, 24%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Spanish Bister(spanish Bistre) (#807532), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 10.77.

What is the RGB value of #6E680C?

#6E680C is rgb(110, 104, 12) — red 110, green 104, and blue 12 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #6E680C?

#6E680C converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 5%, 89%, 57%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #6E680C be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #6E680C scores 5.76:1 against white and 3.65:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #6E680C as a CSS color keyword?

No. #6E680C 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 13.84, which is visibly different.

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