#686516#686516

#686516 is a mid, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.123; OKLCH L 49.4% C 0.097 H 107.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#686516
RGB	rgb(104, 101, 22)
HSL	hsl(58, 65%, 25%)
HSV	hsv(58, 79%, 41%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 2.9%, 78.8%, 59.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.70, -8.75, 42.03)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.70, 42.93, 101.75°)
OKLab	oklab(49.44% -0.0286 0.0923)
OKLCH	oklch(49.44% 0.097 107.2)
XYZ	xyz(10.5078, 12.3087, 2.5812)
Luminance	0.1231 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#686516 #161968

analogous

#683C16 #686516 #426816

triadic

#686516 #166865 #651668

tetradic

#686516 #16683C #161968 #681642

square

#686516 #16683C #161968 #681642

split-complementary

#686516 #164268 #3C1668

monochromatic

#191905 #35340B #686516 #9B9621 #CDC72B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.07

#686516 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.46

#686516 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #686516

6.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##686516	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##686516	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)

#6E6105

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#70641C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#705E56

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #686516;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(104, 101, 22);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.4% 0.097 107.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#96905a',
    500: '#686516',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #686516;
$custom-light: #96905a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#686516",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 104,
    "g": 101,
    "b": 22
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 57.805,
    "s": 65.079,
    "l": 24.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49444,
    "c": 0.0966,
    "h": 107.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.12308
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#686516

secondary

#3B3F9F

accent

#46E840

background

#F9F8F5

surface

#F2F0E9

border

#CCCBC5

text

#0E0C04

muted

#7E7D79

Preview Lab

Preview with #686516

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

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