What color is #695E1D?

#695E1D 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 #695E1D?

The RGB value is 105, 94, 29: 105 red, 94 green and 29 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #695E1D?

The complementary color is #1D2869, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #695E1D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.22:1 and white text 6.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#695E1D color

#695E1D rgb(105, 94, 29)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #695E1D is a dark, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 36.9% green and 11.4% blue (105, 94, 29).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 57% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 72% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Himalaya (#736330), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.52:1).

#695E1D color codes

HEX	`#695E1D`
RGB	`rgb(105, 94, 29)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 36.9%, 11.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 57%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 72%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 72%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.74, -3.84, 37.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.74, 37.45, 95.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.051, 11.098, 2.775)`
Decimal	`6905373`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #695E1D, 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 #695E1D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#695E1D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.22:1	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 #695E1D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #695e1d; }
.text { color: #695e1d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #695e1d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 94 29 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #695e1d, #4e691d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #695E1D?: #695E1D 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 #695E1D?: The RGB value is 105, 94, 29: 105 red, 94 green and 29 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #695E1D?: The complementary color is #1D2869, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #695E1D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.22:1 and white text 6.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.