Information about #686253 color
Basic facts about this digital color
The color #686253 reads as a gently muted warm orange and occupies the middle of the lightness scale. Expect to see shades like this in versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Evolution (#676455). Slightly further away sit Greyish Dark Green (#656255) and Pure Pewter (#666156).
Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(104, 98, 83)), which gives #686253 its character. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #686253: 6.1:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.5:1 for black. No one has named #686253 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.
#686253 color variations
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#686253 color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#686253 color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#686253 color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#686253 color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#686253 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 #686253 color
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Nearest named colors to #686253
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#676455
#656255
#666156
#695F50
#6C5E53
#665C52
#6C634E
#655D50
#6E5F56
#6B5B52
#6E5F57
#665E4C
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#686253
- RGB104, 98, 83
- CMYK0, 2, 8, 59
- CSSrgb(104, 98, 83)
- HSL43°, 11%, 37%
- HSL Precise42.857°, 11.23%, 36.667%
- HSV43°, 20%, 41%
- HSB43°, 20%, 41%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.408
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.384
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.325
- GLSLvec3(0.408, 0.384, 0.325)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.408, 0.384, 0.325, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.408, 0.384, 0.325)
- Percentage of Red in RGB40.8%
- Percentage of Green in RGB38.4%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB32.5%
- Color FamilyOrange
- Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
- Lightness FamilyNeutral
- HEX ID686253
- DECIMAL ID6840915
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers8 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
