Palettes / Colors / #6D600D

#6D600D — Deep Vivid Yellow

#6D600D is a yellow color we call Deep Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color Olive (#808000). It belongs to the yellow family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: olive (#808000) — not an exact match. CSS olive gives you #808000, a different color; use #6D600D when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#6D600D is a warm yellow color associated with optimism, attention and cheer. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #0D1A6E; it also sits naturally between #6E300D and #4A6E0D. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 43% · Green 38% · Blue 5%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 12% · Yellow 88% · Key 57%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #6D600D

.text { color: #6D600D; }
.background { background-color: #6D600D; }
.border { border: 3px solid #6D600D; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(109, 96, 13); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(52, 79%, 24%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #6D600D; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(109, 96, 13, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #6D600D; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(109, 96, 13, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#6D600D">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#6D600D">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #0D1A6E:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #6D600D: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #6D600D

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #6D600D looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #6D600D rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #6D600C  ·  #6D600E →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #6D600D?

#6D600D is Deep Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 109, 96, 13). Its closest standard named color is Olive.

What is the RGB and HSL of #6D600D?

#6D600D is RGB 109, 96, 13 — HSL 52°, 79%, 24% — CMYK 0%, 12%, 88%, 57%.

What colors go with #6D600D?

Its complement is #0D1A6E; analogous partners are #6E300D and #4A6E0D. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #6D600D for text?

White text on #6D600D has a contrast ratio of 6.31:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.33:1.