Colour

#685E2D

#685E2D
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Dark olivegreen

#685E2D is a yellow with RGB values 104, 94, 45 and HSL 50°, 40%, 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#685E2D

RGBrgb(104, 94, 45)

RGB (0–1)0.4078, 0.3686, 0.1765

RGB percentages40.8%, 36.9%, 17.6%

HSLhsl(49.8, 39.6%, 29.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(49.8, 56.7%, 40.8%)

CMYK0%, 9.6%, 56.7%, 59.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer6,839,853

CSS custom property--colour: #685E2D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11138WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness93 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 black3.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#5D5D5D

Inverted#97A1D2

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#665C28no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#695F2Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.7 from the original

Tritanopia#705853no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.6 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 text3.23:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark olivegreen · ΔE 16 Dim grey · ΔE 29.7 Olive · ΔE 31.6 Saddle brown · ΔE 31.9 Gray · ΔE 32.4 Sienna · ΔE 33.3

Nearest named CSS colourDark olivegreen (#556B2F)ΔE 16, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#2D3768

Analogous#68412D, #55682D

Triadic#2D685E, #5E2D68

Split complementary#2D5568, #412D68

Tetradic#2D6841, #2D3768, #682D54

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D0C591

Lighter +30%#C0B26E

Lighter +20%#AF9E4C

Lighter +10%#8C7E3C

Darker −10%#443E1E

Darker −20%#211E0E

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#7B6A1A

Less saturated −25%#555240

Channel breakdown

R104

G94

B45

Red104 (40.8%)

Green94 (36.9%)

Blue45 (17.6%)

Hue49.83°

Saturation (HSL)39.6%

Lightness29.22%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 68 · G 5E · B 2D

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Colour values

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