Information about #42690A color
Basic facts about this digital color
The color #42690A reads as a strongly colored yellow-green and stays on the darker end of the scale. Expect to see shades like this in moody backdrops, typography on light surfaces and premium packaging. In The Official Register of Color Names it is very close to Terre Verte (#385E0F). Slightly further away sit Deep Lime Green (#435900) and Deep Spring Bud (#385900).
Technically, the mix leans on its green channel (rgb(66, 105, 10)), which gives #42690A its character. On this background, white text reaches a 6.4:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); black stays at 3.3:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #42690A is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.
#42690A color variations
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#42690A color tints
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#42690A color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#42690A color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#42690A color hues
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#42690A 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 #42690A color
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Nearest named colors to #42690A
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#385E0F
#435900
#385900
#4E5900
#437C17
#4C721D
#427120
#495400
#555B10
#44500C
#35530A
#388004
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#42690A
- RGB66, 105, 10
- CMYK15, 0, 37, 59
- CSSrgb(66, 105, 10)
- HSL85°, 83%, 23%
- HSL Precise84.632°, 82.609%, 22.549%
- HSV85°, 90%, 41%
- HSB85°, 90%, 41%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.259
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.412
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.039
- GLSLvec3(0.259, 0.412, 0.039)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.259, 0.412, 0.039, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.259, 0.412, 0.039)
- Percentage of Red in RGB25.9%
- Percentage of Green in RGB41.2%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB3.9%
- Color FamilyChartreuse
- Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
- Lightness FamilyDark
- HEX ID42690A
- DECIMAL ID4352266
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers8 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
