#636217#636217

#636217 is a mid, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.115; OKLCH L 48.2% C 0.094 H 108.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.38:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#636217
RGB	rgb(99, 98, 23)
HSL	hsl(59, 62%, 24%)
HSV	hsv(59, 77%, 39%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 1%, 76.8%, 61.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.33, -9.39, 40.19)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.33, 41.27, 103.15°)
OKLab	oklab(48.24% -0.03 0.0888)
OKLCH	oklch(48.24% 0.094 108.7)
XYZ	xyz(9.6683, 11.4502, 2.5113)
Luminance	0.1145 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#636217 #171863

analogous

#633C17 #636217 #3E6317

triadic

#636217 #176362 #621763

tetradic

#636217 #17633C #171863 #63173E

square

#636217 #17633C #171863 #63173E

split-complementary

#636217 #173E63 #3C1763

monochromatic

#191906 #31310B #636217 #959323 #C6C42E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.38

#636217 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.29

#636217 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #636217

6.38:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##636217	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##636217	1.00	6.38	3.29	6.38
#FFFFFF	6.38	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.29	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.38	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6B5E09

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6C601D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#6B5B54

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #636217;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(99, 98, 23);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.2% 0.094 108.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#928e5a',
    500: '#636217',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #636217;
$custom-light: #928e5a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#636217",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 99,
    "g": 98,
    "b": 23
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 59.211,
    "s": 62.295,
    "l": 23.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48237,
    "c": 0.0937,
    "h": 108.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.1145
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#636217

secondary

#3C3E9A

accent

#45E542

background

#F9F8F5

surface

#F2F0E9

border

#CCCBC5

text

#0D0C04

muted

#7E7D79

Preview Lab

Preview with #636217

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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