Close to Olive Brown
#696201
#696201 is a very dark, vivid yellow, close to the color Olive Brown. In RGB it’s made of 41.2% red, 38.4% green, and 0.4% blue. Its hue is 56°, with 98% saturation and 21% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. White text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #696201.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
6.27:1 AABlack text on this color
3.35:1 AA LargeThis color as text on white
6.27:1 AAThis color as text on black
3.35:1 AA LargeHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #696201 as they’d see it.
#696201 in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #696201
What color is #696201?
#696201 is a very dark, vivid yellow, close to the color Olive Brown. In RGB it’s made of 41.2% red, 38.4% green, and 0.4% blue. Its hue is 56°, with 98% saturation and 21% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #696201 in RGB?
#696201 is rgb(105, 98, 1): 105 red, 98 green, and 1 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #696201 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 7, 99, 59). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #696201?
PANTONE 119 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #696201?
Its complement #6853A1 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.