Colour

#685E2B

#685E2B
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Dark olivegreen

#685E2B is a yellow with RGB values 104, 94, 43 and HSL 50°, 41%, 29%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark olivegreen.

Colour values

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HEX#685E2B

RGBrgb(104, 94, 43)

RGB (0–1)0.4078, 0.3686, 0.1686

RGB percentages40.8%, 36.9%, 16.9%

HSLhsl(50.2, 41.5%, 28.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(50.2, 58.7%, 40.8%)

CMYK0%, 9.6%, 58.7%, 59.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer6,839,851

CSS custom property--colour: #685E2B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11123WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness92.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.51:1

Contrast with white6.51:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#5C5C5C

Inverted#97A1D4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#665C26no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#695F2Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.7 from the original

Tritanopia#705852no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.51:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.22:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark olivegreen · ΔE 15.8 Olive · ΔE 30.6 Dim grey · ΔE 30.8 Saddle brown · ΔE 31.7 Sienna · ΔE 33.3 Gray · ΔE 33.4

Nearest named CSS colourDark olivegreen (#556B2F)ΔE 15.76, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#2B3568

Analogous#683F2B, #54682B

Triadic#2B685E, #5E2B68

Split complementary#2B5468, #402B68

Tetradic#2B683F, #2B3568, #682B53

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#D0C68F

Lighter +30%#C2B36A

Lighter +20%#B09F49

Lighter +10%#8C7F3A

Darker −10%#443D1C

Darker −20%#201D0D

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#7A6A19

Less saturated −25%#56523D

Channel breakdown

R104

G94

B43

Red104 (40.8%)

Green94 (36.9%)

Blue43 (16.9%)

Hue50.16°

Saturation (HSL)41.5%

Lightness28.82%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 68 · G 5E · B 2B

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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