Information about Brownish Green color

#6A6E09 - Brownish Green color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #6A6E09 ("Brownish Green") belongs to the Yellow Color Family, featuring High Saturation and Dark brightness. In numbers: rgb(106, 110, 9) (41.6% red, 43.1% green, 3.5% blue), or CMYK 2 / 0 / 40 / 57 for print. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A strongly colored golden yellow, #6A6E09 leans clearly toward the dark side. Expect to see shades like this in night-mode interfaces and high-contrast pairings with light text. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Browny Green (#6F6C0A). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Brown Green (#706C11) and Bronze Yellow (#737000).

The recipe behind #6A6E09 is rgb(106, 110, 9), with green as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #6A6E09 background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 5.5:1 (passing WCAG AA), while black manages only 3.8:1. This precise shade carries the officially registered name "Brownish Green" in the Register.

Brownish Green color variations

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

Brownish Green 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 Brownish Green

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity.

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#6A6E09
  • RGB106, 110, 9
  • CMYK2, 0, 40, 57
  • CSSrgb(106, 110, 9)
  • HSL62°, 85%, 23%
  • HSL Precise62.376°, 84.874%, 23.333%
  • HSV62°, 92%, 43%
  • HSB62°, 92%, 43%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.416
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.431
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.035
  • GLSLvec3(0.416, 0.431, 0.035)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.416, 0.431, 0.035, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.416, 0.431, 0.035)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB41.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB43.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB3.5%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • HEX ID6A6E09
  • DECIMAL ID6974985
  • Name Length14
  • This page visited14 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01