What color is #706A42?

#706A42 is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Beat Around the Bush. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #706A42?

The RGB value is 112, 106, 66: 112 red, 106 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #706A42?

The complementary color is #424870, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #706A42?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.83:1 and white text 5.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#706A42 color

#706A42 rgb(112, 106, 66)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #706A42 is a dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.9% red, 41.6% green and 25.9% blue (112, 106, 66).

Its hue angle is 52°, with 26% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 41% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Beat Around the Bush (#6E6A44), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.48:1).

#706A42 color codes

HEX	`#706A42`
RGB	`rgb(112, 106, 66)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.9%, 41.6%, 25.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(52, 26%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(52, 41%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 41%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.44, -4.11, 23.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.44, 23.66, 100)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.82, 14.147, 7.208)`
Decimal	`7367234`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #706A42, 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 #706A42	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.83:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.48:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#706A42 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.48:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.83:1	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 #706A42 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #706a42; }
.text { color: #706a42; }
.border { border: 2px solid #706a42; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(112 106 66 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #706a42, #5f7042); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Olive Green.

Questions

What color is #706A42?: #706A42 is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Beat Around the Bush. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #706A42?: The RGB value is 112, 106, 66: 112 red, 106 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #706A42?: The complementary color is #424870, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #706A42?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.83:1 and white text 5.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.