#686211#686211

#686211 is a mid, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.117; OKLCH L 48.7% C 0.096 H 105.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.28:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#686211
RGB	rgb(104, 98, 17)
HSL	hsl(56, 72%, 24%)
HSV	hsv(56, 84%, 41%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 5.8%, 83.7%, 59.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.77, -7.25, 42.94)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.77, 43.55, 99.58°)
OKLab	oklab(48.69% -0.0249 0.0932)
OKLCH	oklch(48.69% 0.096 105)
XYZ	xyz(10.1782, 11.7193, 2.2561)
Luminance	0.1172 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#686211 #111768

analogous

#683611 #686211 #426811

triadic

#686211 #116862 #621168

tetradic

#686211 #116836 #111768 #681142

square

#686211 #116836 #111768 #681142

split-complementary

#686211 #114268 #361168

monochromatic

#1A1904 #333008 #686211 #9D941A #D1C522

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.28

#686211 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.34

#686211 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #686211

6.28:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##686211	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##686211	1.00	6.28	3.34	6.28
#FFFFFF	6.28	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.34	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.28	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6C5E00

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6E6218

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#705B53

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #686211;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(104, 98, 17);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.7% 0.096 105.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#968e58',
    500: '#686211',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #686211;
$custom-light: #968e58;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#686211",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 104,
    "g": 98,
    "b": 17
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 55.862,
    "s": 71.901,
    "l": 23.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48689,
    "c": 0.09643,
    "h": 105
  },
  "luminance": 0.11719
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#686211

secondary

#353CA0

accent

#46EF39

background

#F9F8F5

surface

#F2F0E9

border

#CCCBC5

text

#0E0C04

muted

#7E7D79

Preview Lab

Preview with #686211

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

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