#686221#686221

#686221 is a mid, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.118; OKLCH L 48.8% C 0.085 H 104.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#686221
RGB	rgb(104, 98, 33)
HSL	hsl(55, 52%, 27%)
HSV	hsv(55, 68%, 41%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 5.8%, 68.3%, 59.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.88, -6.39, 36.55)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.88, 37.10, 99.91°)
OKLab	oklab(48.81% -0.0207 0.0828)
OKLCH	oklch(48.81% 0.085 104)
XYZ	xyz(10.3515, 11.7886, 3.1687)
Luminance	0.1179 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#686221 #212768

analogous

#683F21 #686221 #4B6821

triadic

#686221 #216862 #622168

tetradic

#686221 #21683F #212768 #68214B

square

#686221 #21683F #212768 #68214B

split-complementary

#686221 #214B68 #3F2168

monochromatic

#171607 #3A3612 #686221 #968E30 #C3B841

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.25

#686221 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.36

#686221 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #686221

6.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##686221	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##686221	1.00	6.25	3.36	6.25
#FFFFFF	6.25	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.36	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.25	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6B5F19

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6D6225

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#705B54

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #686221;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(104, 98, 33);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.8% 0.085 104.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#958e60',
    500: '#686221',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #686221;
$custom-light: #958e60;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#686221",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 104,
    "g": 98,
    "b": 33
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 54.93,
    "s": 51.825,
    "l": 26.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48813,
    "c": 0.08533,
    "h": 104
  },
  "luminance": 0.11788
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#686221

secondary

#49509C

accent

#59DB4D

background

#F9F8F5

surface

#F2F0EA

border

#CCCBC6

text

#0E0C05

muted

#7E7D79

Preview Lab

Preview with #686221

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

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