Greeny Brown is a medium dark bright shade of Yellow. It belongs to the color family Dark Yellow, and it has medium lightness and high saturation. Greeny Brown is a warm color.
RGB space
CMYK space
The hex code for Greeny Brown is #696006.
In the RGB (Red, Green, Blue) color space, which is used for digital colors, Greeny Brown has 41%% Red, 38% Green, and 2% Blue.
Greeny Brown has 55° Hue, 94% Saturation, and 41% Value in the HSV (Hue, Saturation, Value) color space, which is another way to represent digital colors.
Greeny Brown has 55° Hue, 88% Saturation, and 22% Lightness in the HSL (Hue, Saturation, Lightness) color space, which is a different way to express digital colors.
Greeny Brown has 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 94% yellow, and 59% black in the CMYK (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black) color space, which is used for color printing.
Color Space |
Original Units |
Percentage |
---|---|---|
Hex |
#696006 |
|
RGB |
(105, 96, 6) |
(41%, 38%, 2%) |
HSV |
(55°, 94, 41) |
(15%, 94%, 41%) |
HSL |
(55°, 88, 22) |
(15%, 88%, 22%) |
CMYK |
(0, 9, 94, 59) |
(0%, 9%, 94%, 59%) |
The natural luminance of Greeny Brown is 11%, which is low.
Greeny Brown has a higher contrast with white than black.
Greeny Brown and black have a 3.3:1 contrast ratio, which is insufficient for readability.
Greeny Brown and white have a 6.4:1 contrast ratio, which meets the AA requirement. These colors are suitable for titles.
Luminance |
Contrast to Black |
Contrast to White |
---|---|---|
11% |
insufficient (3.3) |
AA (6.4) |
Example Black |
Example White |
Example Black |
Example White |
To mix Greeny Brown paint using eight primary colors (Red, Green, Blue, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, White, and Black), you'll need to combine 32% Yellow, 6% Red, 59% Black, 2% White, as shown below.
Yellow
32%
Red
6%
Green
0%
Blue
0%
Cyan
0%
Magenta
0%
Black
59%
White
2%
To mix Greeny Brown paint using five primary colors (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, White, and Black), you'll need to combine 3% Magenta, 36% Yellow, 59% Black, 2% White, as shown below.
Cyan
0%
Magenta
3%
Yellow
36%
Black
59%
White
2%
Colors similar to Greeny Brown are: Olive Brown, Spicy Mustard, Browny Green, Brownish Green, and Greenish Brown. Olive Brown is more orange and brighter and darker than Greeny Brown. Spicy Mustard is more orange and paler than Greeny Brown. Browny Green is more yellow and paler and lighter than Greeny Brown. Brownish Green is more green and lighter than Greeny Brown. Greenish Brown is paler than Greeny Brown.