Information about #685616 color

#685616 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#685616 falls into the Yellow Color Family — High Saturation, Dark brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(104, 86, 22) — 40.8% red, 33.7% green, 8.6% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 7 / 32 / 59. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A strongly colored golden yellow, #685616 leans clearly toward the dark side. Designers typically reach for tones like this for dark UI themes, backgrounds and dramatic accents. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Himalaya (#6A5D1B). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Field Drab (#6C541E) and Antique Bronze (#665D1E).

In RGB terms — rgb(104, 86, 22) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #685616: 7.2:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.9:1 for black. #685616 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#685616 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#685616 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #685616

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Himalaya color link
Himalaya

#6A5D1B

Field Drab color link
Field Drab

#6C541E

Greeny Brown color link
Greeny Brown

#696006

Mud Brown color link
Mud Brown

#60460F

Olive Brown color link
Olive Brown

#645403

Saratoga color link
Saratoga

#555B10

Donkey Brown color link
Donkey Brown

#664C28

Sepia color link
Sepia

#704214

Trailblazer color link
Trailblazer

#5F4C27

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#685616
  • RGB104, 86, 22
  • CMYK0, 7, 32, 59
  • CSSrgb(104, 86, 22)
  • HSL47°, 65%, 25%
  • HSL Precise46.829°, 65.079%, 24.706%
  • HSV47°, 79%, 41%
  • HSB47°, 79%, 41%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.408
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.337
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.086
  • GLSLvec3(0.408, 0.337, 0.086)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.408, 0.337, 0.086, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.408, 0.337, 0.086)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB40.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB33.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB8.6%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • HEX ID685616
  • DECIMAL ID6837782
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01