What color is #685C20?

#685C20 is a dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Himalaya. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #685C20?

The RGB value is 104, 92, 32: 104 red, 92 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #685C20?

The complementary color is #202C68, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #685C20?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.14:1 and white text 6.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#685C20 color

#685C20 rgb(104, 92, 32)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #685C20 is a dark, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 36.1% green and 12.5% blue (104, 92, 32).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 53% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 69% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Himalaya (#736330), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.69:1).

#685C20 color codes

HEX	`#685C20`
RGB	`rgb(104, 92, 32)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 36.1%, 12.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 53%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 69%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 69%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.07, -2.95, 35.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.07, 35.24, 94.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.797, 10.702, 2.916)`
Decimal	`6839328`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #685C20, 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 #685C20	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.69:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#685C20 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.69:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.14:1	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 #685C20 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #685c20; }
.text { color: #685c20; }
.border { border: 2px solid #685c20; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 92 32 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #685c20, #506820); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #685C20?: #685C20 is a dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Himalaya. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #685C20?: The RGB value is 104, 92, 32: 104 red, 92 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #685C20?: The complementary color is #202C68, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #685C20?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.14:1 and white text 6.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.