What color is #685C0E?

#685C0E is a dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Ayahuasca Vine. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #685C0E?

The RGB value is 104, 92, 14: 104 red, 92 green and 14 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #685C0E?

The complementary color is #0E1A68, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #685C0E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.13:1 and white text 6.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#685C0E color

#685C0E rgb(104, 92, 14)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #685C0E is a dark, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 36.1% green and 5.5% blue (104, 92, 14).

Its hue angle is 52°, with 76% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 87% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Ayahuasca Vine (#665500), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.72:1).

#685C0E color codes

HEX	`#685C0E`
RGB	`rgb(104, 92, 14)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 36.1%, 5.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(52, 76%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(52, 87%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 87%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.95, -3.87, 42.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.95, 42.5, 95.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.616, 10.63, 1.961)`
Decimal	`6839310`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #685C0E, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #685C0E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#685C0E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #685C0E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #685c0e; }
.text { color: #685c0e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #685c0e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 92 14 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #685c0e, #47680e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #685C0E?: #685C0E is a dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Ayahuasca Vine. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #685C0E?: The RGB value is 104, 92, 14: 104 red, 92 green and 14 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #685C0E?: The complementary color is #0E1A68, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #685C0E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.13:1 and white text 6.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.