What color is #695D0B?

#695D0B is a dark, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Ayahuasca Vine. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #695D0B?

The RGB value is 105, 93, 11: 105 red, 93 green and 11 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #695D0B?

The complementary color is #0B1769, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #695D0B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.17:1 and white text 6.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#695D0B color

#695D0B rgb(105, 93, 11)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #695D0B is a dark, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 36.5% green and 4.3% blue (105, 93, 11).

Its hue angle is 52°, with 81% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 90% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Ayahuasca Vine (#665500), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.62:1).

#695D0B color codes

HEX	`#695D0B`
RGB	`rgb(105, 93, 11)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 36.5%, 4.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(52, 81%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(52, 90%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 90%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.34, -4.06, 43.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.34, 43.76, 95.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.801, 10.857, 1.896)`
Decimal	`6905099`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #695D0B, 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 #695D0B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.62:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#695D0B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.62:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.17:1	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 #695D0B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #695d0b; }
.text { color: #695d0b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #695d0b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 93 11 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #695d0b, #46690b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #695D0B?: #695D0B is a dark, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Ayahuasca Vine. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #695D0B?: The RGB value is 105, 93, 11: 105 red, 93 green and 11 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #695D0B?: The complementary color is #0B1769, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #695D0B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.17:1 and white text 6.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.