#686523#686523

#686523 is a mid, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.124; OKLCH L 49.6% C 0.087 H 106.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#686523
RGB	rgb(104, 101, 35)
HSL	hsl(57, 50%, 27%)
HSV	hsv(57, 66%, 41%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 2.9%, 66.3%, 59.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.80, -7.97, 36.58)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.80, 37.44, 102.29°)
OKLab	oklab(49.55% -0.0249 0.0832)
OKLCH	oklch(49.55% 0.087 106.7)
XYZ	xyz(10.6663, 12.3721, 3.4160)
Luminance	0.1237 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#686523 #232668

analogous

#684223 #686523 #496823

triadic

#686523 #236865 #652368

tetradic

#686523 #236842 #232668 #682349

square

#686523 #236842 #232668 #682349

split-complementary

#686523 #234968 #422368

monochromatic

#171608 #3A3914 #686523 #969132 #C0BB45

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.04

#686523 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.47

#686523 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #686523

6.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##686523	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##686523	1.00	6.04	3.47	6.04
#FFFFFF	6.04	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.47	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.04	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6E611B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6F6427

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#705E57

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #686523;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(104, 101, 35);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.6% 0.087 106.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#959061',
    500: '#686523',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #686523;
$custom-light: #959061;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#686523",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 104,
    "g": 101,
    "b": 35
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 57.391,
    "s": 49.64,
    "l": 27.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49554,
    "c": 0.08685,
    "h": 106.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.12372
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#686523

secondary

#4B4F9B

accent

#55D94F

background

#F9F8F5

surface

#F2F0EA

border

#CCCBC6

text

#0E0C05

muted

#7E7D79

Preview Lab

Preview with #686523

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

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