Information about Hemlock color
Basic facts about this digital color
The color #69684B reads as a calm, restrained yellow and holds a balanced mid-tone. Designers typically reach for tones like this for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Siam (#686B50). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Double Stonewall (#6C634E) and Soya Bean (#6F634B).
Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(105, 104, 75)), which gives #69684B its character. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #69684B: 5.7:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.7:1 for black. The name "Hemlock" is officially recorded for this exact shade in The Official Register of Color Names.
Hemlock color variations
View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.
Hemlock color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
Hemlock color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
Hemlock color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
Hemlock color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
Hemlock 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 Hemlock color
View adjacent and very similar colors.
Nearest named colors to Hemlock
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity.
#686B50
#6C634E
#6F634B
#626746
#706950
#695F50
#665E4C
#676455
#716753
#72624F
#675C4C
#656255
Hemlock color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#69684B
- RGB105, 104, 75
- CMYK0, 0, 12, 59
- CSSrgb(105, 104, 75)
- HSL58°, 17%, 35%
- HSL Precise58°, 16.667%, 35.294%
- HSV58°, 29%, 41%
- HSB58°, 29%, 41%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.412
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.408
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.294
- GLSLvec3(0.412, 0.408, 0.294)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.412, 0.408, 0.294, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.412, 0.408, 0.294)
- Percentage of Red in RGB41.2%
- Percentage of Green in RGB40.8%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB29.4%
- Color FamilyYellow
- Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
- Lightness FamilyNeutral
- HEX ID69684B
- DECIMAL ID6907979
- Name Length7
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- Counting from2025-01-01
