#686016#686016

#686016 is a mid, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.114; OKLCH L 48.2% C 0.092 H 103.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#686016
RGB	rgb(104, 96, 22)
HSL	hsl(54, 65%, 25%)
HSV	hsv(54, 79%, 41%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 7.7%, 78.8%, 59.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.19, -5.87, 40.62)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.19, 41.04, 98.23°)
OKLab	oklab(48.24% -0.0205 0.0893)
OKLCH	oklch(48.24% 0.092 103)
XYZ	xyz(10.0371, 11.3672, 2.4243)
Luminance	0.1137 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#686016 #161E68

analogous

#683716 #686016 #476816

triadic

#686016 #166860 #601668

tetradic

#686016 #166837 #161E68 #681647

square

#686016 #166837 #161E68 #681647

split-complementary

#686016 #164768 #371668

monochromatic

#191705 #35310B #686016 #9B8F21 #CDBD2B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.42

#686016 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.27

#686016 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #686016

6.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##686016	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##686016	1.00	6.42	3.27	6.42
#FFFFFF	6.42	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.27	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.42	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#695D07

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6C601B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#705952

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #686016;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(104, 96, 22);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.2% 0.092 103.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#968c5a',
    500: '#686016',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #686016;
$custom-light: #968c5a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#686016",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 104,
    "g": 96,
    "b": 22
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 54.146,
    "s": 65.079,
    "l": 24.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48241,
    "c": 0.09159,
    "h": 103
  },
  "luminance": 0.11367
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#686016

secondary

#3B459F

accent

#50E840

background

#F9F8F5

surface

#F2F0E9

border

#CCCBC5

text

#0E0C04

muted

#7E7D79

Preview Lab

Preview with #686016

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

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