#686623#686623

#686623 is a mid, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.126; OKLCH L 49.8% C 0.088 H 107.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#686623
RGB	rgb(104, 102, 35)
HSL	hsl(58, 50%, 27%)
HSV	hsv(58, 66%, 41%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 1.9%, 66.3%, 59.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.10, -8.54, 36.90)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.10, 37.88, 103.03°)
OKLab	oklab(49.8% -0.0266 0.0839)
OKLCH	oklch(49.8% 0.088 107.6)
XYZ	xyz(10.7640, 12.5675, 3.4485)
Luminance	0.1257 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#686623 #232568

analogous

#684423 #686623 #486823

triadic

#686623 #236866 #662368

tetradic

#686623 #236844 #232568 #682348

square

#686623 #236844 #232568 #682348

split-complementary

#686623 #234868 #442368

monochromatic

#171608 #3A3914 #686623 #969332 #C0BD45

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.98

#686623 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.51

#686623 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #686623

5.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##686623	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##686623	1.00	5.98	3.51	5.98
#FFFFFF	5.98	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.51	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.98	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6F621B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#706527

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#705F58

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #686623;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(104, 102, 35);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.8% 0.088 107.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#959161',
    500: '#686623',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #686623;
$custom-light: #959161;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#686623",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 104,
    "g": 102,
    "b": 35
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 58.261,
    "s": 49.64,
    "l": 27.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49795,
    "c": 0.08798,
    "h": 107.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.12567
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#686623

secondary

#4B4E9B

accent

#53D94F

background

#F9F8F5

surface

#F2F0EA

border

#CCCBC6

text

#0E0C05

muted

#7E7D79

Preview Lab

Preview with #686623

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

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