Brownish Green is a medium dark bright shade of Yellow. It belongs to the color family Dark Yellow, and it has medium lightness and high saturation. Brownish Green is a warm color.
RGB space
CMYK space
The hex code for Brownish Green is #6A6E09.
In the RGB (Red, Green, Blue) color space, which is used for digital colors, Brownish Green has 42%% Red, 43% Green, and 4% Blue.
Brownish Green has 62° Hue, 92% Saturation, and 43% Value in the HSV (Hue, Saturation, Value) color space, which is another way to represent digital colors.
Brownish Green has 62° Hue, 86% Saturation, and 23% Lightness in the HSL (Hue, Saturation, Lightness) color space, which is a different way to express digital colors.
Brownish Green has 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 92% yellow, and 57% black in the CMYK (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black) color space, which is used for color printing.
Color Space |
Original Units |
Percentage |
---|---|---|
Hex |
#6A6E09 |
|
RGB |
(106, 110, 9) |
(42%, 43%, 4%) |
HSV |
(62°, 92, 43) |
(17%, 92%, 43%) |
HSL |
(62°, 86, 23) |
(17%, 86%, 23%) |
CMYK |
(4, 0, 92, 57) |
(4%, 0%, 92%, 57%) |
The natural luminance of Brownish Green is 14%, which is low.
Brownish Green has a higher contrast with white than black.
Brownish Green and black have a 3.8:1 contrast ratio, which is insufficient for readability.
Brownish Green and white have a 5.5:1 contrast ratio, which meets the AA requirement. These colors are suitable for titles.
Luminance |
Contrast to Black |
Contrast to White |
---|---|---|
14% |
insufficient (3.8) |
AA (5.5) |
Example Black |
Example White |
Example Black |
Example White |
To mix Brownish Green paint using eight primary colors (Red, Green, Blue, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, White, and Black), you'll need to combine 37% Yellow, 3% Green, 57% Black, 4% White, as shown below.
Yellow
37%
Red
0%
Green
3%
Blue
0%
Cyan
0%
Magenta
0%
Black
57%
White
4%
To mix Brownish Green paint using five primary colors (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, White, and Black), you'll need to combine 2% Cyan, 38% Yellow, 57% Black, 4% White, as shown below.
Cyan
2%
Magenta
0%
Yellow
38%
Black
57%
White
4%
Colors similar to Brownish Green are: Browny Green, Olive, Brown Green, Murky Green, and Greeny Brown. Browny Green is more orange than Brownish Green. Olive is paler than Brownish Green. Brown Green is more orange and paler than Brownish Green. Murky Green is more green and paler and lighter than Brownish Green. Greeny Brown is more orange and darker than Brownish Green.