Palettes / Colors / #6D6426

#6D6426 — Muted Yellow

#6D6426 is a yellow color we call Muted Yellow, closest to the named color DarkOliveGreen (#556B2F). It belongs to the yellow family.

#6D6426 is a warm yellow color associated with optimism, attention and cheer. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #26306D; it also sits naturally between #6D4026 and #536D26. 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 39% · Blue 15%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 8% · Yellow 65% · Key 57%

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

Previews

CSS code for #6D6426

.text { color: #6D6426; }
.background { background-color: #6D6426; }
.border { border: 3px solid #6D6426; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(109, 100, 38); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(52, 48%, 29%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #6D6426; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(109, 100, 38, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #6D6426; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(109, 100, 38, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#6D6426">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#6D6426">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #26306D:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #6D6426: #FFFFFF.

How #6D6426 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 #6D6426 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

← #6D6425  ·  #6D6427 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #6D6426?

#6D6426 is Muted Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 109, 100, 38). Its closest standard named color is DarkOliveGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #6D6426?

#6D6426 is RGB 109, 100, 38 — HSL 52°, 48%, 29% — CMYK 0%, 8%, 65%, 57%.

What colors go with #6D6426?

Its complement is #26306D; analogous partners are #6D4026 and #536D26. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #6D6426 for text?

White text on #6D6426 has a contrast ratio of 6.00:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.50:1.