Information about #696F52 color

#696F52 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #696F52 is classified in the Register under the Yellow Color Family, with Low Saturation and Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(105, 111, 82) — 41.2% red, 43.5% green, 32.2% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 2 / 0 / 11 / 56. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A calm, restrained golden yellow, #696F52 sits comfortably between light and dark. Designers typically reach for tones like this for understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Siam (#686B50). Nearby in the Register you will also find Paddock (#667156) and Dimension (#717056).

The recipe behind #696F52 is rgb(105, 111, 82), with green as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #696F52 background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 5.3:1 (passing WCAG AA), while black manages only 4.0:1. #696F52 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#696F52 color variations

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

#696F52 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 #696F52

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

Siam color link
Siam

#686B50

Paddock color link
Paddock

#667156

Dimension color link
Dimension

#717056

Crocodile color link
Crocodile

#706950

Peat color link
Peat

#716B56

Hemlock color link
Hemlock

#69684B

Socrates color link
Socrates

#716D59

Evolution color link
Evolution

#676455

Willow Grove color link
Willow Grove

#69755C

yamato color link
yamato

#746F4E

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#696F52
  • RGB105, 111, 82
  • CMYK2, 0, 11, 56
  • CSSrgb(105, 111, 82)
  • HSL72°, 15%, 38%
  • HSL Precise72.414°, 15.026%, 37.843%
  • HSV72°, 26%, 44%
  • HSB72°, 26%, 44%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.412
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.435
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.322
  • GLSLvec3(0.412, 0.435, 0.322)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.412, 0.435, 0.322, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.412, 0.435, 0.322)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB41.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB43.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB32.2%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID696F52
  • DECIMAL ID6909778
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01