Information about #685D05 color

#685D05 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#685D05 falls into the Yellow Color FamilyFull Saturation, Dark brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(104, 93, 5) — 40.8% red, 36.5% green, 2% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 4 / 39 / 59. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#685D05 presents itself as a maximally vivid yellow — one that leans clearly toward the dark side. It is a natural fit for dark UI themes, backgrounds and dramatic accents. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Greeny Brown (#696006). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Olive Brown (#645403) and Mud Green (#606602).

In RGB terms — rgb(104, 93, 5) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #685D05: 6.7:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.2:1 for black. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #685D05 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#685D05 color variations

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

#685D05 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 #685D05

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

Greeny Brown color link
Greeny Brown

#696006

Olive Brown color link
Olive Brown

#645403

Mud Green color link
Mud Green

#606602

Deep Olive color link
Deep Olive

#595900

Browny Green color link
Browny Green

#6F6C0A

Poop Brown color link
Poop Brown

#7A5901

Brown Green color link
Brown Green

#706C11

Deep Gold color link
Deep Gold

#594E00

Saratoga color link
Saratoga

#555B10

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#685D05
  • RGB104, 93, 5
  • CMYK0, 4, 39, 59
  • CSSrgb(104, 93, 5)
  • HSL53°, 91%, 21%
  • HSL Precise53.333°, 90.826%, 21.373%
  • HSV53°, 95%, 41%
  • HSB53°, 95%, 41%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.408
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.365
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.020
  • GLSLvec3(0.408, 0.365, 0.020)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.408, 0.365, 0.020, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.408, 0.365, 0.020)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB40.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB36.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB2%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • HEX ID685D05
  • DECIMAL ID6839557
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01