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#685D2C Color

#685D2C is rgb(104, 93, 44) in RGB, hsl(49, 41%, 29%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 11%, 58%, 59%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Antique Bronze (#665D1E), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.79. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#685D2C
HEX#685D2C
RGBrgb(104, 93, 44)
HSLhsl(49, 41%, 29%)
HSVhsv(49, 58%, 41%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 11%, 58%, 59%)
OKLCHoklch(47.8% 0.07 96.9)
LABlab(39.71% -0.54 29.41)
LCHlch(39.71% 29.41 91.04)

What #685D2C Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #685D2C, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Antique Bronze#665D1EΔE 6.79Field Drab#6C541EΔE 8.23Mustard Green#6E6E30ΔE 9.56Fatigue Green#5B6238ΔE 10.15Army Green#4B5320ΔE 10.92Coyote Brown#81613CΔE 11.67

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every yellow in the library.

#685D2C Channel Values

How #685D2C breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 104 · G 93 · B 448-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 49° · S 41% · L 29%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 49° · S 58% · V 41%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 11% · Y 58% · K 59%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance6.58:1 vs white · 3.19:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #685D2C background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text6.58:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.19:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #685D2C in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #685D2C

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #685D2C; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#685D2C
Complementary
#2C3768
Analogous
#683F2C
Analogous
#55682C
Triadic
#2C685D
Triadic
#5D2C68
Split comp.
#2C5568
Split comp.
#3F2C68

Tints & Shades of #685D2C

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#8C7D3B
#B09D4A
#C1B26C
#CFC38C
#DED5B0
#EDE8D4

Shades

#5A5026
#4F4721
#413A1B
#363017
#282311
#1D1A0C

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #685D2C.

How #685D2C Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#685D2C
Protanopia#5F5F2C
Protanomaly#635E2C
Deuteranopia#61612B
Deuteranomaly#645F2C
Tritanopia#6C5959
Tritanomaly#6A5A4A
Achromatopsia#5D5D5D

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #685D2C in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-685d2c: #685D2C;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #685D2C;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-685d2c': '#685D2C' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.408, green: 0.365, blue: 0.173)
Android XML<color name="color_685d2c">#685D2C</color>
SVG fillfill="#685D2C"

More Yellow Colors

#685D2C sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

181807fffff51b1404fffff01f1f00ffffeb242400ffffe52a2913ffffe02b2003ffffd6573a00856514b0a94fcc9900e0e000edeae0f2f1e3f8f3c9fcfce8ffcc00fff000ffff0f

#685D2C Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #685D2C?

#685D2C is a dark yellow — rgb(104, 93, 44) in RGB and hsl(49, 41%, 29%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Antique Bronze (#665D1E), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.79.

What is the RGB value of #685D2C?

#685D2C is rgb(104, 93, 44) — red 104, green 93, and blue 44 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #685D2C?

#685D2C converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 11%, 58%, 59%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #685D2C be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #685D2C scores 6.58:1 against white and 3.19:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #685D2C as a CSS color keyword?

No. #685D2C is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is darkolivegreen (#556B2F) at a CIE76 distance of 16.11, which is visibly different.

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Keep exploring: every yellow in the color library, the guide to shades of yellow, or the full color library.