Information about #685F3B color

#685F3B color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#685F3B falls into the Yellow Color Family — Mild Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(104, 95, 59) — 40.8% red, 37.3% green, 23.1% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 4 / 18 / 59. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#685F3B is a moderately toned sunny yellow that occupies the middle of the lightness scale. It is a natural fit for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Limed Gum (#6B5B3D). Slightly further away sit Khaki Grey (#725F3C) and Yellow Metal (#716338).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(104, 95, 59)), which gives #685F3B its character. On this background, white text reaches a 6.4:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); black stays at 3.3:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #685F3B is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#685F3B color variations

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

#685F3B color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#685F3B color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#685F3B color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#685F3B color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#685F3B 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
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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
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#483B68
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#3B5B68
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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
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#68483B
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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
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#3B685F
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#5F3B68
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Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme
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#44683B
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#3B4468
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Square

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

Square color scheme
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#3B4468
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#683B5B
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Nearest named colors to #685F3B

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

Limed Gum color link
Limed Gum

#6B5B3D

Khaki Grey color link
Khaki Grey

#725F3C

Yellow Metal color link
Yellow Metal

#716338

Tobacco Brown color link
Tobacco Brown

#6D5843

Toasted Green color link
Toasted Green

#655535

Wombat color link
Wombat

#675744

Triple Nullarbor color link
Triple Nullarbor

#725A41

Spark color link
Spark

#695341

Mud color link
Mud

#70543E

Shingle Fawn color link
Shingle Fawn

#745937

Abel Tasman color link
Abel Tasman

#67592E

Filmpro Raw Sienna color link
Filmpro Raw Sienna

#66592E

#685F3B color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#685F3B
  • RGB104, 95, 59
  • CMYK0, 4, 18, 59
  • CSSrgb(104, 95, 59)
  • HSL48°, 28%, 32%
  • HSL Precise48°, 27.607%, 31.961%
  • HSV48°, 43%, 41%
  • HSB48°, 43%, 41%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.408
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.373
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.231
  • GLSLvec3(0.408, 0.373, 0.231)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.408, 0.373, 0.231, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.408, 0.373, 0.231)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB40.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB37.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB23.1%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID685F3B
  • DECIMAL ID6840123
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers26 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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