Color #696C4E Color / Colour Code #696C4E
This page shows the hex color code for color #696c4e (#696C4E). The colour is a yellow tone with 16% saturation and 36% lightness. Explore its conversions, colour palettes, gradients, accessibility data, and CSS code below.
Color Conversions
Accessibility Contrast
WCAG contrast ratios for #696C4E against common backgrounds.
Complementary Colors
#696C4E paired with its color wheel opposite for maximum contrast.
Analogous Colors
Hues at 36, 66, and 96 degrees for harmonious combinations.
Triadic Palette
Three colors at 66, 186, and 306 degrees.
Color Palettes Using #696C4E
Five shades at lightness levels 15% through 85% while keeping hue at 66 and saturation at 16%. Use the darkest shade for text and the lightest for backgrounds to build a cohesive single-hue design system.
Adjacent hues from 66 to 111 degrees create a warm, unified palette. This analogous scheme works for marketing materials, seasonal campaigns, and any design that needs visual warmth without clashing colors.
Combines the base color at hue 66 with its complement at 246 and two adjacent cool tones. This split-complementary approach provides strong visual contrast while remaining more balanced than a pure complementary scheme.
Five evenly spaced hues at 40% saturation and 80% lightness. Pastels are gentle on the eyes and work well for dashboards, onboarding screens, category tags, and any interface where multiple distinct colors are needed without visual aggression.
Shades & Tints of #696C4E
Lightness variations at hue 66 and 16% saturation.
CSS Gradients with #696C4E
Design Use Cases for #696C4E
Muted Accent Color
With 16% saturation, #696C4E has a subtle, sophisticated quality. This level of desaturation works well for secondary buttons, inactive states, subtle borders, and backgrounds that need a hint of color without being distracting. Muted colors communicate restraint and professionalism.
Primary Interface Color
At 36% lightness, #696C4E is in the mid-range, making it ideal for interactive elements like buttons, links, and selected states. This lightness level ensures good contrast against both light and dark adjacent elements in most layouts.
Attention & Optimism
#696C4E is in the yellow spectrum (hue 66). Yellow attracts attention faster than any other color. Use it for warning labels, featured content markers, star ratings, and tooltip backgrounds. Pair with dark text since yellow often fails contrast checks against white.
Gradient Pairing
Create a gradient from #696C4E (hue 66) to its complement at hue 246. For a subtler effect, try pairing with an analogous color at hue 96. Use CSS: background: linear-gradient(135deg, #696c4e, #504d6a);
CSS Code for #696C4E
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About Color #696C4E (#696C4E)
#696C4E is a yellow color (colour) with RGB channel values of 105 red, 108 green, and 78 blue. The green channel is dominant with a relatively balanced channel distribution. In HSL terms, the hue sits at 66 degrees with 16% saturation and 36% lightness, placing it in the neutral-to-cool range of the colour spectrum.
The perceived brightness of #696C4E is 104/255 using the ITU-R BT.601 luma formula (0.299R + 0.587G + 0.114B). This appears dark to the human eye, so pair it with light text for adequate readability. For print production, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 28% yellow, and 58% key (black).
The WCAG contrast ratio of #696C4E against white is 5.45:1 and against black is 3.86:1. This meets the AA requirement (4.5:1) for normal text on white. For AAA compliance, consider darkening to at least 25% lightness.
The complementary colour #504D6A creates maximum visual tension when paired with #696C4E. For more harmonious color combinations, use the analogous colours #6A5F4D and #596A4D, which sit 30 degrees on either side of the hue wheel. To build a complete design system, start with the monochromatic scale above for consistent shade variations, then add one complementary or triadic accent for interactive elements.
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What color / colour is #696C4E?
- #696C4E is Color #696C4E, a yellow color (colour) with RGB(105, 108, 78), HSL(66, 16%, 36%), and CMYK(3%, 0%, 28%, 58%). Its perceived brightness is 104/255.
- Is #696C4E accessible for text?
- Against white, #696C4E has a contrast ratio of 5.45:1 (passes AA for normal text). Against black, it has 3.86:1 (fails AA). Use the contrast checker tool for custom background pairings.
- What colours pair well with #696C4E?
- The complementary colour is #504D6A (hue 246). For subtle color combinations, use analogous colours #6A5F4D and #596A4D. The triadic palette adds #4D686A and #6A4D68 for vibrant variety.
- How do I use #696C4E in CSS?
- Use any format: color: #696c4e; or rgb(105, 108, 78); or hsl(66, 16%, 36%). For CSS custom properties: --color-primary: 66 16% 36%; then use it as hsl(var(--color-primary)).
- Is this color / colour explorer free?
- Yes, completely free with no signup required. All colour calculations run in your browser. You can explore any valid hex color code, not just the pre-generated palette.