#685e2e

Color #685e2e

A muted dark yellow.

Closest named color Dark Olive Green #556b2f · ΔE 16.15 Nearest Tailwind class olive-600 #5b5b4b · ΔE 10.8

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Conversions

HEX

#685e2e

RGB

rgb(104, 94, 46)

HSL

hsl(49.7, 38.7%, 29.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(49.7, 55.8%, 40.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 9.6%, 55.8%, 59.2%)

LAB

lab(39.83, -2.98, 28.68)

LCH

lch(39.83, 28.83, 95.93)

OKLCH

oklch(48%, 0.0683, 97.82)

HWB

hwb(49.7, 18%, 59.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#2e3868

Analogous

#68412e

#685e2e

#55682e

Triadic

#685e2e

#2e685e

#5e2e68

Split-complementary

#685e2e

#2e5568

#412e68

Tetradic

#685e2e

#38682e

#2e3868

#5e2e68

Square

#685e2e

#2e6841

#2e3868

#682e55

Shades

Color #685e2e mixed toward black.

#574e26

#453f1f

#342f17

#231f0f

#111008

Tints

Color #685e2e mixed toward white.

#928440

#b5a559

#c8bc82

#dad2ac

#ede9d5

Tones

Color #685e2e mixed toward gray.

#635b33

#5e5838

#59543c

#555141

#504e46

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.5:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.23:1

White text reads better on this background (6.5:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#64643e · ΔE 5.2

Deuteranopia

#646541 · ΔE 6

Tritanopia

#684849 · ΔE 25.3

Achromatopsia

#5e5e5e · ΔE 17.5

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #685e2e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#685e2e]

Related colors

Gold #ffd700

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Pale Goldenrod #eee8aa

Dark Khaki #bdb76b

Frequently asked questions

#685e2e (#685e2e) is rgb(104, 94, 46) in RGB.

No, #685e2e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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