#686511#686511

#686511 is a mid, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.123; OKLCH L 49.4% C 0.099 H 107.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#686511
RGB	rgb(104, 101, 17)
HSL	hsl(58, 72%, 24%)
HSV	hsv(58, 84%, 41%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 2.9%, 83.7%, 59.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.68, -8.96, 43.74)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.68, 44.65, 101.58°)
OKLab	oklab(49.41% -0.0297 0.0949)
OKLCH	oklch(49.41% 0.099 107.4)
XYZ	xyz(10.4642, 12.2913, 2.3514)
Luminance	0.1229 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#686511 #111468

analogous

#683911 #686511 #3F6811

triadic

#686511 #116865 #651168

tetradic

#686511 #116839 #111468 #68113F

square

#686511 #116839 #111468 #68113F

split-complementary

#686511 #113F68 #391168

monochromatic

#1A1A04 #333208 #686511 #9D981A #D1CB22

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.07

#686511 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.46

#686511 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #686511

6.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##686511	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##686511	1.00	6.07	3.46	6.07
#FFFFFF	6.07	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.46	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.07	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6E6100

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#706418

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#705E56

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #686511;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(104, 101, 17);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.4% 0.099 107.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#969058',
    500: '#686511',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #686511;
$custom-light: #969058;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#686511",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 104,
    "g": 101,
    "b": 17
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 57.931,
    "s": 71.901,
    "l": 23.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49413,
    "c": 0.09941,
    "h": 107.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.12291
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#686511

secondary

#3539A0

accent

#3FEF39

background

#F9F8F5

surface

#F2F0E9

border

#CCCBC5

text

#0E0C04

muted

#7E7D79

Preview Lab

Preview with #686511

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

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