#6B862F

Closest named color: Moss Green (#658B38). oklch(58% 0.118 124.7), rgb(107, 134, 47).

Black text reads best on this color (5.07:1).

About this color

#6B862F is a medium-dark, moderately saturated yellow. In OKLCH its lightness is 58%, its chroma 0.118 and its hue 125°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Moss Green (#658B38), ΔE 0.015 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.07:1.

Hue family	Yellows
Lightness	medium-dark (58%)
Chroma	moderately saturated (0.118)
Temperature	in between
Nearest name	Moss Green (#658B38)
Black text	5.07:1
White text	4.13:1

Values

HEX	#6B862F
RGB	rgb(107, 134, 47)
HSL	hsl(79, 48%, 35%)
OKLCH	oklch(58% 0.118 124.7)

Contrast

WCAG 2 contrast ratios are the conformance target: AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1. APCA Lc values are supplementary guidance from the WCAG 3 drafts.

Pair	WCAG 2	Result	APCA	APCA guidance
White text on #6B862F	4.13:1	AA large text	Lc -73.9	Content text, not long reading
Black text on #6B862F	5.07:1	AA	Lc 35.7	Non-text elements, placeholder text
#6B862F text on white	4.13:1	AA large text	Lc 68.4	Content text, not long reading
#6B862F text on black	5.07:1	AA	Lc -33.3	Non-text elements, placeholder text

Tints and shades

A 50–950 scale built in OKLCH: the hue is held, lightness follows a Tailwind v4-like curve, and every step is kept inside the sRGB gamut. This color sits at step 600.

Step 50
50

#F4F6F1

oklch(97% 0.007 124.4)
Step 100
100

#E7ECE1

oklch(93.6% 0.016 126.8)
Step 200
200

#D5DDC8

oklch(88.6% 0.03 124)
Step 300
300

#B9C7A2

oklch(80.9% 0.053 124.4)
Step 400
400

#95AA6F

oklch(70.7% 0.084 124.5)
Step 500
500

#7B9547

oklch(63.2% 0.109 124.7)
Step 600
600 (this color)

#6B862F

oklch(58% 0.118 124.7)
Step 700
700

#536B19

oklch(49.2% 0.11 124.7)
Step 800
800

#445718

oklch(42.7% 0.09 124.6)
Step 900
900

#39481A

oklch(37.7% 0.072 124.9)
Step 950
950

#222A10

oklch(27% 0.045 123.5)

Export this scale for Tailwind in the Tailwind colors tool

#6B862F with color blindness

Simulated with the Machado et al. (2009) model. ΔE is how far the color moves: below about 0.02 you would not notice a change.

Vision	Seen as	Shift (ΔE)
Protanopia (no red cones)	#8D7E24	0.051
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#8A7C35	0.054
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#708074	0.096
Achromatopsia (no color)	#7D7D7D	0.118