#686B15#686B15

#686B15 is a mid, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.135; OKLCH L 50.9% C 0.104 H 111.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#686B15
RGB	rgb(104, 107, 21)
HSL	hsl(62, 67%, 25%)
HSV	hsv(62, 80%, 42%)
CMYK	cmyk(2.8%, 0%, 80.4%, 58%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.53, -12.16, 44.07)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.53, 45.72, 105.43°)
OKLab	oklab(50.9% -0.0382 0.0964)
OKLCH	oklch(50.9% 0.104 111.6)
XYZ	xyz(11.1024, 13.5129, 2.7327)
Luminance	0.1351 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#686B15 #18156B

analogous

#6B4315 #686B15 #3D6B15

triadic

#686B15 #15686B #6B1568

tetradic

#686B15 #156B43 #18156B #6B153D

square

#686B15 #156B43 #18156B #6B153D

split-complementary

#686B15 #153D6B #43156B

monochromatic

#191A05 #36380B #686B15 #9A9E1F #CBD129

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.67

#686B15 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.70

#686B15 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #686B15

5.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##686B15	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##686B15	1.00	5.67	3.70	5.67
#FFFFFF	5.67	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.70	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.67	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#746601

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#74681C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#70645B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #686b15;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(104, 107, 21);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.9% 0.104 111.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#96955b',
    500: '#686b15',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #686b15;
$custom-light: #96955b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#686b15",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 104,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 21
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 62.093,
    "s": 67.188,
    "l": 25.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50899,
    "c": 0.1037,
    "h": 111.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.13513
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#686B15

secondary

#3E3AA2

accent

#3EEA44

background

#F9F9F5

surface

#F2F1E9

border

#CCCBC5

text

#0E0D04

muted

#7E7E79

Preview Lab

Preview with #686B15

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

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