#686858#686858

#686858 is a mid, muted yellow. Relative luminance 0.135; OKLCH L 51.3% C 0.024 H 107.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#686858
RGB	rgb(104, 104, 88)
HSL	hsl(60, 8%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(60, 15%, 41%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 0%, 15.4%, 59.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.58, -3.07, 9.04)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.58, 9.54, 108.79°)
OKLab	oklab(51.25% -0.0072 0.0233)
OKLCH	oklch(51.25% 0.024 107.2)
XYZ	xyz(12.4205, 13.5484, 11.1914)
Luminance	0.1355 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#686858 #585868

analogous

#686058 #686858 #606858

triadic

#686858 #586868 #685868

tetradic

#686858 #586860 #585868 #685860

square

#686858 #586860 #585868 #685860

split-complementary

#686858 #586068 #605868

monochromatic

#262620 #47473C #686858 #898974 #A5A595

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.66

#686858 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.71

#686858 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #686858

5.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##686858	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##686858	1.00	5.66	3.71	5.66
#FFFFFF	5.66	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.71	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.66	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6B6757

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6B6759

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#6B6663

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #686858;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(104, 104, 88);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.3% 0.024 107.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#939387',
    500: '#686858',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #686858;
$custom-light: #939387;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#686858",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 104,
    "g": 104,
    "b": 88
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 60,
    "s": 8.333,
    "l": 37.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51251,
    "c": 0.02442,
    "h": 107.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.13548
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#686858

secondary

#878794

accent

#76B176

background

#F9F9F8

surface

#F1F1EF

border

#CBCBCA

text

#0D0D0B

muted

#7E7E7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #686858

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

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