#686323#686323

#686323 is a mid, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.120; OKLCH L 49.1% C 0.085 H 104.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.18:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#686323
RGB	rgb(104, 99, 35)
HSL	hsl(56, 50%, 27%)
HSV	hsv(56, 66%, 41%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 4.8%, 66.3%, 59.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.20, -6.82, 35.93)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.20, 36.58, 100.75°)
OKLab	oklab(49.07% -0.0217 0.0818)
OKLCH	oklch(49.07% 0.085 104.8)
XYZ	xyz(10.4745, 11.9885, 3.3520)
Luminance	0.1199 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#686323 #232868

analogous

#684123 #686323 #4B6823

triadic

#686323 #236863 #632368

tetradic

#686323 #236841 #232868 #68234B

square

#686323 #236841 #232868 #68234B

split-complementary

#686323 #234B68 #412368

monochromatic

#171608 #3A3714 #686323 #968F32 #C0B745

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.18

#686323 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.40

#686323 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #686323

6.18:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##686323	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##686323	1.00	6.18	3.40	6.18
#FFFFFF	6.18	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.40	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.18	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6C5F1B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6D6327

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#705C56

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #686323;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(104, 99, 35);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.1% 0.085 104.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#958f61',
    500: '#686323',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #686323;
$custom-light: #958f61;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#686323",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 104,
    "g": 99,
    "b": 35
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 55.652,
    "s": 49.64,
    "l": 27.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49074,
    "c": 0.08465,
    "h": 104.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.11988
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#686323

secondary

#4B519B

accent

#59D94F

background

#F9F8F5

surface

#F2F0EA

border

#CCCBC6

text

#0E0C05

muted

#7E7D79

Preview Lab

Preview with #686323

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

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