#686717#686717

#686717 is a mid, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.127; OKLCH L 49.9% C 0.098 H 108.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#686717
RGB	rgb(104, 103, 23)
HSL	hsl(59, 64%, 25%)
HSV	hsv(59, 78%, 41%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 1%, 77.9%, 59.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.32, -9.83, 42.23)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.32, 43.36, 103.10°)
OKLab	oklab(49.94% -0.0315 0.0929)
OKLCH	oklch(49.94% 0.098 108.7)
XYZ	xyz(10.7142, 12.7058, 2.6985)
Luminance	0.1270 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#686717 #171868

analogous

#683E17 #686717 #416817

triadic

#686717 #176867 #671768

tetradic

#686717 #17683E #171868 #681741

square

#686717 #17683E #171868 #681741

split-complementary

#686717 #174168 #3E1768

monochromatic

#191906 #36350C #686717 #9A9922 #CCCA2D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.93

#686717 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.54

#686717 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #686717

5.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##686717	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##686717	1.00	5.93	3.54	5.93
#FFFFFF	5.93	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.54	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.93	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#706206

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#71651D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#706058

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #686717;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(104, 103, 23);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.9% 0.098 108.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#96925b',
    500: '#686717',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #686717;
$custom-light: #96925b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#686717",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 104,
    "g": 103,
    "b": 23
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 59.259,
    "s": 63.78,
    "l": 24.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49936,
    "c": 0.0981,
    "h": 108.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.12705
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#686717

secondary

#3D3E9E

accent

#43E741

background

#F9F8F5

surface

#F2F0E9

border

#CCCBC5

text

#0E0C04

muted

#7E7D79

Preview Lab

Preview with #686717

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

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