#685f42

Color #685f42

A muted dark yellow.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 18.41 Nearest Tailwind class olive-600 #5b5b4b · ΔE 6.5

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Conversions

HEX

#685f42

RGB

rgb(104, 95, 66)

HSL

hsl(45.8, 22.4%, 33.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(45.8, 36.5%, 40.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 8.7%, 36.5%, 59.2%)

LAB

lab(40.44, -1.23, 17.93)

LCH

lch(40.44, 17.97, 93.92)

OKLCH

oklch(48.6%, 0.0448, 92.95)

HWB

hwb(45.8, 25.9%, 59.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#424b68

Analogous

#684c42

#685f42

#5e6842

Triadic

#685f42

#42685f

#5f4268

Split-complementary

#685f42

#425e68

#4c4268

Tetradic

#685f42

#4b6842

#424b68

#5f4268

Square

#685f42

#42684c

#424b68

#68425e

Shades

Color #685f42 mixed toward black.

#574f37

#453f2c

#342f21

#232016

#11100b

Tints

Color #685f42 mixed toward white.

#8b7f58

#a79b74

#bdb497

#d3cdba

#e9e6dc

Tones

Color #685f42 mixed toward gray.

#655d45

#625c48

#5e5a4b

#5b584f

#585752

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.36:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.3:1

White text reads better on this background (6.36:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#64644a · ΔE 4.8

Deuteranopia

#65654c · ΔE 5

Tritanopia

#685051 · ΔE 19.2

Achromatopsia

#5f5f5f · ΔE 12.8

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #685f42;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#685f42]

Related colors

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Goldenrod #daa520

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Gold #ffd700

Floral White #fffaf0

Old Lace #fdf5e6

Frequently asked questions

#685f42 (#685f42) is rgb(104, 95, 66) in RGB.

No, #685f42 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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