What color is #685D20?

#685D20 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 #685D20?

The RGB value is 104, 93, 32: 104 red, 93 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #685D20?

The complementary color is #202B68, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #685D20?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.18:1 and white text 6.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#685D20 color

#685D20 rgb(104, 93, 32)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #685D20 is a dark, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 36.5% green and 12.5% blue (104, 93, 32).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 53% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 69% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Himalaya (#736330), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.61:1).

#685D20 color codes

HEX	`#685D20`
RGB	`rgb(104, 93, 32)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 36.5%, 12.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 53%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 69%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 69%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.37, -3.54, 35.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.37, 35.61, 95.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.884, 10.876, 2.945)`
Decimal	`6839584`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #685D20, 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 #685D20	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#685D20 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.18:1	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 #685D20 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #685d20; }
.text { color: #685d20; }
.border { border: 2px solid #685d20; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 93 32 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #685d20, #4f6820); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #685D20?: #685D20 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 #685D20?: The RGB value is 104, 93, 32: 104 red, 93 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #685D20?: The complementary color is #202B68, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #685D20?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.18:1 and white text 6.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.