Japanese Laurel Color
Japanese Laurel is a green color with hex code #0A6906. This page covers its meaning, all color values, harmonies, colors that go with japanese laurel, shades, tints, similar colors, CSS examples, FAQs, and WCAG contrast ratios.
Japanese Laurel Color Values
What Does Japanese Laurel Mean?
Japanese Laurel belongs to the green family of colors. Green asks less of the eye than any other family, which is why long reading sessions feel easier on green-tinted backgrounds. The associations run to nature, health, and money, and compared with most hues they hold remarkably steady across cultures. Being on the dark side, Japanese Laurel adds weight and depth. It suits text, shadows, and grounding elements more than wide-open backgrounds.
In the ISCC-NBS color naming system, Japanese Laurel is classified as a yellow (nearest centroid: deep yellow green, #467129).
Color Harmonies
Complementary
Analogous
Triadic
Colors That Go With Japanese Laurel
Japanese Laurel and #67066A are complements, parked opposite each other on the wheel. Together they hit maximum contrast, so a rough 70/30 split keeps the pairing from shouting.
Analogous neighbors — #3B6A06 and #066A35, which sit beside japanese laurel on the wheel. Pairings like this feel calm and settled, which suits backgrounds and gradients.
For an energetic three-color palette, pair japanese laurel with triadic partners #06096A and #6A0609. All three sit evenly spaced around the wheel, so the scheme stays lively without clashing.
Build and test these combinations in our Color Wheel Tool or check text readability with the Contrast Checker.
Tints and Shades
Tints (lighter)
Shades (darker)
Similar Colors
- DarkGreen —
#006400(Delta E 2) - San Felix —
#0B6207(Delta E 4) - Tree Green —
#2A7E19(Delta E 8) - Bilbao —
#327C14(Delta E 9) - Deep Green —
#02590F(Delta E 11)
CSS Examples
.text { color: #0A6906; }
.background { background-color: #0A6906; }
.border { border: 2px solid #0A6906; }
.shadow { box-shadow: 0 4px 6px #0A690640; }WCAG Contrast
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the hex code for japanese laurel?
Japanese Laurel has the hex code #0A6906. In RGB notation it is rgb(10, 105, 6), in HSL it is hsl(118, 89%, 22%), and its OKLCH value is 0.453, 0.149, 142.3.
What does the color japanese laurel mean?
Green-family colors like japanese laurel carry distinct psychological associations. Japanese Laurel belongs to the green family of colors. Green asks less of the eye than any other family, which is why long reading sessions feel easier on green-tinted backgrounds. The associations run to nature, health, and money, and compared with most hues they hold remarkably steady across cultures. Being on the dark side, Japanese Laurel adds weight and depth. It suits text, shadows, and grounding elements more than wide-open backgrounds.
What colors go with japanese laurel?
Japanese Laurel has three easy routes: its complement #67066A for punch, its neighbors #3B6A06 and #066A35 for something calmer, or triadic partners #06096A and #6A0609 when you want energy.
Is japanese laurel a standard web color?
No — Japanese Laurel is not a CSS keyword. Use its hex value #0A6906 or any RGB/HSL equivalent in your stylesheets.
How do I make japanese laurel lighter or darker?
To lighten japanese laurel, add white to create tints; to darken it, add black to create shades. The tints and shades table above shows five computed steps of each, from #C2FBC0 (lightest tint) to #021301 (darkest shade).
About Japanese Laurel
Japanese Laurel is classified as a Yellow in the ISCC-NBS color naming system, within the Green hue family. It has The color is recognized by Resene.
Use our Color Converter to convert #0A6906 to any other color format, or explore the Color Wheel to find harmonious color combinations.