#686416#686416

#686416 is a mid, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.121; OKLCH L 49.2% C 0.096 H 106.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.13:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#686416
RGB	rgb(104, 100, 22)
HSL	hsl(57, 65%, 25%)
HSV	hsv(57, 79%, 41%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 3.8%, 78.8%, 59.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.40, -8.18, 41.75)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.40, 42.54, 101.08°)
OKLab	oklab(49.2% -0.027 0.0917)
OKLCH	oklch(49.2% 0.096 106.4)
XYZ	xyz(10.4113, 12.1157, 2.5490)
Luminance	0.1211 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#686416 #161A68

analogous

#683B16 #686416 #436816

triadic

#686416 #166864 #641668

tetradic

#686416 #16683B #161A68 #681643

square

#686416 #16683B #161A68 #681643

split-complementary

#686416 #164368 #3B1668

monochromatic

#191805 #35330B #686416 #9B9521 #CDC52B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.13

#686416 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.42

#686416 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #686416

6.13:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##686416	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##686416	1.00	6.13	3.42	6.13
#FFFFFF	6.13	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.42	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.13	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6D6006

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6F631C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#705D55

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #686416;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(104, 100, 22);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.2% 0.096 106.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#968f5a',
    500: '#686416',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #686416;
$custom-light: #968f5a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#686416",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 104,
    "g": 100,
    "b": 22
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 57.073,
    "s": 65.079,
    "l": 24.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49202,
    "c": 0.09555,
    "h": 106.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.12115
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#686416

secondary

#3B409F

accent

#48E840

background

#F9F8F5

surface

#F2F0E9

border

#CCCBC5

text

#0E0C04

muted

#7E7D79

Preview Lab

Preview with #686416

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

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