Palettes / Colors / #6E751F

#6E751F — Yellow

#6E751F is a yellow color we call Yellow, closest to the named color OliveDrab (#6B8E23). It belongs to the yellow family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: olivedrab (#6B8E23) — not an exact match. CSS olivedrab gives you #6B8E23, a different color; use #6E751F 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.

#6E751F 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 #261F75; it also sits naturally between #75511F and #43751F. 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 46% · Blue 12%

Cyan 6% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 74% · Key 54%

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

Previews

CSS code for #6E751F

.text { color: #6E751F; }
.background { background-color: #6E751F; }
.border { border: 3px solid #6E751F; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(110, 117, 31); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(65, 58%, 29%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #6E751F; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(110, 117, 31, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #6E751F; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(110, 117, 31, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#6E751F">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#6E751F">Div content here</div>

Shades of #6E751F

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #261F75:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #6E751F: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #6E751F

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 #6E751F 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 #6E751F 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

← #6E751E  ·  #6E7520 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #6E751F?

#6E751F is Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 110, 117, 31). Its closest standard named color is OliveDrab.

What is the RGB and HSL of #6E751F?

#6E751F is RGB 110, 117, 31 — HSL 65°, 58%, 29% — CMYK 6%, 0%, 74%, 54%.

What colors go with #6E751F?

Its complement is #261F75; analogous partners are #75511F and #43751F. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #6E751F for text?

White text on #6E751F has a contrast ratio of 4.97:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 4.23:1.