Greenish Brown is soft, warm-toned shade of warm yellow. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool blue, warm magenta or warm cyan
| Inverse Color | #969eed |
| Complementary Color | #111a69 |
| Color Shade: | warm yellow (54.48° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 24.12% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Greenish Brown Color. The Olivetone color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a orange bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Hot Mustard (#735c12) for more energetic effect. Try Spinach Soup as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#111a69 is the best complementary color to Greenish Brown. Cool blue shades generally complement the warm yellow hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #696112 complementary color is Deep Koamaru, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm red, warm yellow, and cool yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Olivetone are #693511 and #456911. Thus found on the left and right of #696112 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Sepia and Dell colors as they work well with Greenish Brown.
The split-complementary Greenish Brown palette consists of #351169 and #114569 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#111a69). Try Jagger and Chathams Blue colors in combination with #696112, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.
The triadic palette of #696112 offers a combination of cool magenta and warm cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Greenish Brown. Thus Scarlet Gum and Genoa giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Greenish Brown contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Deep Koamaru, Jewel, and Disco split by 90° on the color wheel. #696112 square combo is a palette of warm yellow, cool green, cool blue and warm magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Greenish Brown tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#111a69) and two others. The Genoa is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Dark Tan – 120° from the complementary Deep Koamaru. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #116960 and #69111a.
In a RGB color space, hex #696112 is made of 48% red, 44% green and 8% blue. In a HSL mode Greenish Brown has a hue angle of 54.48°, a saturation of 70.73% and a lightness of 24.12%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #696112 is made of 0% cyan, 3.14% magenta, 34.12% yellow and 58.82% black ink.
| HEX | #696112 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(105,97,18) |
| RGB Percentage | 48%, 44%, 8% |
| CMYK | 0, 3.14, 34.12, 58.82 |
| HSL | hsl(54.48,70.73%,24.12%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(54.48,82.86%,41.18%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(40.5672,-6.1439,42.4645) |
| XYZ | xyz(10.2096,11.5963,2.2725) |