#696A42
Hunter Green · medium warm yellow
About #696A42
#696A42 is a medium, muted yellow colour. Digitally that works out to 41% red, 42% green and 26% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 38% yellow and 58% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
Visually it is somewhere between Hunter Green and Fern (ΔE 18.6), with Fern the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #43426A (prussian blue), its complementary partner.
Because it is medium, it is most useful for illustrations, icons and secondary elements. White text reads best on it at 5.61:1 (a WCAG AA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (5.61:1).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #696A42?
#696A42 is a medium, muted yellow colour. Digitally that works out to 41% red, 42% green and 26% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 38% yellow and 58% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
›What text colour should I use on #696A42?
Use white text. White on #696A42 has a contrast ratio of 5.61:1 (AA).
›What colours go with #696A42?
Its complementary colour is #43426A, and analogous partners are #6A5742 and #556A42.