Information about #685A45 color
Basic facts about this digital color
The color #685A45 reads as a calm, restrained amber-leaning orange and sits comfortably between light and dark. Designers typically reach for tones like this for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Wombat (#675744). Nearby in the Register you will also find Tobacco Brown (#6D5843) and Quincy (#6A5445).
In RGB terms — rgb(104, 90, 69) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, white text reaches a 6.7:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); black stays at 3.1:1. No one has named #685A45 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.
#685A45 color variations
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#685A45 color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#685A45 color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#685A45 color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#685A45 color hues
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#685A45 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.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
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.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #685A45 color
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Nearest named colors to #685A45
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#675744
#6D5843
#6A5445
#615A47
#675C4C
#615847
#665343
#695341
#6C5B4C
#665E4C
#6B5B3D
#685143
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#685A45
- RGB104, 90, 69
- CMYK0, 5, 14, 59
- CSSrgb(104, 90, 69)
- HSL36°, 20%, 34%
- HSL Precise36°, 20.231%, 33.922%
- HSV36°, 34%, 41%
- HSB36°, 34%, 41%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.408
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.353
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.271
- GLSLvec3(0.408, 0.353, 0.271)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.408, 0.353, 0.271, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.408, 0.353, 0.271)
- Percentage of Red in RGB40.8%
- Percentage of Green in RGB35.3%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB27.1%
- Color FamilyOrange
- Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
- Lightness FamilyNeutral
- HEX ID685A45
- DECIMAL ID6838853
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers21 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
