Information about #685E55 color

#685E55 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#685E55 falls into the Orange Color Family — Low Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(104, 94, 85) — 40.8% red, 36.9% green, 33.3% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 4 / 7 / 59. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #685E55 reads as a softly toned warm orange and occupies the middle of the lightness scale. Expect to see shades like this in balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Pure Pewter (#666156). Slightly further away sit Triple Stonehenge (#665C52) and Kabul (#6C5E53).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(104, 94, 85)), which gives #685E55 its character. On this background, white text reaches a 6.3:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); black stays at 3.3:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #685E55 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#685E55 color variations

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

#685E55 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#685E55 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#685E55 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#685E55 color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#626754

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#675654

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#685E55 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
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#555F68
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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
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#555668
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#556867
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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
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#685556
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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
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#55685E
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#5E5568
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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#5F6855
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#555F68
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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#566855
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Nearest named colors to #685E55

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

Pure Pewter color link
Pure Pewter

#666156

Triple Stonehenge color link
Triple Stonehenge

#665C52

Kabul color link
Kabul

#6C5E53

Greyish Dark Green color link
Greyish Dark Green

#656255

Quarter Lignite color link
Quarter Lignite

#6B5B52

Makara color link
Makara

#695F50

Talisman color link
Talisman

#655D50

Evolution color link
Evolution

#676455

Dorado color link
Dorado

#6E5F56

Plain Mouse color link
Plain Mouse

#6E5F57

Zambezi color link
Zambezi

#6B5A5A

Italian Leather color link
Italian Leather

#635A52

#685E55 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#685E55
  • RGB104, 94, 85
  • CMYK0, 4, 7, 59
  • HSL28°, 10%, 37%
  • HSL Precise28.421°, 10.053%, 37.059%
  • HSV28°, 18%, 41%
  • HSB28°, 18%, 41%
  • HEX ID685E55
  • DECIMAL ID6839893
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Color Family (Hue)Orange
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • Percentage of Red in RGB40.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB36.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB33.3%
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