#686417#686417

#686417 is a mid, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.121; OKLCH L 49.2% C 0.095 H 106.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.13:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#686417
RGB	rgb(104, 100, 23)
HSL	hsl(57, 64%, 25%)
HSV	hsv(57, 78%, 41%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 3.8%, 77.9%, 59.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.41, -8.13, 41.38)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.41, 42.17, 101.11°)
OKLab	oklab(49.21% -0.0268 0.0911)
OKLCH	oklch(49.21% 0.095 106.4)
XYZ	xyz(10.4212, 12.1196, 2.6008)
Luminance	0.1212 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#686417 #171B68

analogous

#683C17 #686417 #446817

triadic

#686417 #176864 #641768

tetradic

#686417 #17683C #171B68 #681744

square

#686417 #17683C #171B68 #681744

split-complementary

#686417 #174468 #3C1768

monochromatic

#191806 #36340C #686417 #9A9422 #CCC42D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.13

#686417 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.42

#686417 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #686417

6.13:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##686417	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##686417	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)

#6D6008

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6F631D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#705D55

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #686417;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(104, 100, 23);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.2% 0.095 106.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#968f5b',
    500: '#686417',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #686417;
$custom-light: #968f5b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#686417",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 104,
    "g": 100,
    "b": 23
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 57.037,
    "s": 63.78,
    "l": 24.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49209,
    "c": 0.09493,
    "h": 106.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.12119
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#686417

secondary

#3D419E

accent

#49E741

background

#F9F8F5

surface

#F2F0E9

border

#CCCBC5

text

#0E0C04

muted

#7E7D79

Preview Lab

Preview with #686417

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

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