#6C8808
Closest named color: Swamp Green (#748500). oklch(58.4% 0.141 123.1), rgb(108, 136, 8).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.16:1).
About this color
#6C8808 is a medium-dark, vivid yellow. In OKLCH its lightness is 58%, its chroma 0.141 and its hue 123°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Swamp Green (#748500), ΔE 0.013 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.16:1.
| Hue family | Yellows |
| Lightness | medium-dark (58%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.141) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Swamp Green (#748500) |
| Black text | 5.16:1 |
| White text | 4.06:1 |
Values
| HEX | #6C8808 |
| RGB | rgb(108, 136, 8) |
| HSL | hsl(73, 89%, 28%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(58.4% 0.141 123.1) |
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 #6C8808 | 4.06:1 | AA large text | Lc -73.2 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #6C8808 | 5.16:1 | AA | Lc 36.4 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #6C8808 text on white | 4.06:1 | AA large text | Lc 67.7 | Content text, not long reading |
| #6C8808 text on black | 5.16:1 | AA | Lc -34.0 | 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.
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Step 50
50
#F4F6F0
oklch(97% 0.008 121.6)
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Step 100
100
#E7ECDF
oklch(93.6% 0.018 124)
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Step 200
200
#D4DDC4
oklch(88.4% 0.035 123.3)
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Step 300
300
#B9C89B
oklch(81% 0.063 122.8)
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Step 400
400
#94AB62
oklch(70.6% 0.102 123.3)
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Step 500
500
#7B9632
oklch(63.2% 0.13 123.1)
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Step 600
600 (this color)
#6C8808
oklch(58.4% 0.141 123.1)
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Step 700
700
#546B00
oklch(49.1% 0.121 123.1)
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Step 800
800
#445800
oklch(42.8% 0.106 123.5)
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Step 900
900
#39480B
oklch(37.6% 0.084 122.9)
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Step 950
950
#212B0A
oklch(27.1% 0.054 124.3)
#6C8808 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) | #917F00 | 0.058 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #8D7E1B | 0.058 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #728173 | 0.116 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #7E7E7E | 0.141 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #6C8808
#6C8808
oklch(58.4% 0.141 123.1)
- #8D64BF
#8D64BF
oklch(58.5% 0.14 303.1)
Analogous
Neighbouring hues, 30° either side.
Split complementary
The two hues beside the complement (150° and 210°).
Triadic
Three hues spaced 120° apart.
Palettes with this color
Curated palettes that contain a color within ΔE 0.04 (OKLab) of #6C8808, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Swamp Green #748500 ΔE 0.013
- Mossy Green #638B27 ΔE 0.016
- Olive Drab #6B8E23 ΔE 0.018
- Sap Green #5C8B15 ΔE 0.020
- Dark Yellow Green #728F02 ΔE 0.023
- Moss Green #658B38 ΔE 0.027
- Olive #808000 ΔE 0.034
- Khaki Green #728639 ΔE 0.035
Use #6C8808 in your product
Turn it into light and dark UI roles checked for contrast, then export to Tailwind v4, shadcn/ui, CSS or design tokens.