#686B16#686B16

#686B16 is a mid, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.135; OKLCH L 50.9% C 0.103 H 111.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX#686B16
RGBrgb(104, 107, 22)
HSLhsl(62, 66%, 25%)
HSVhsv(62, 79%, 42%)
CMYKcmyk(2.8%, 0%, 79.4%, 58%)
CIE-LABlab(43.53, -12.12, 43.73)
CIE-LCHlch(43.53, 45.38, 105.49°)
OKLaboklab(50.91% -0.038 0.0959)
OKLCHoklch(50.91% 0.103 111.6)
XYZxyz(11.1118, 13.5167, 2.7825)
Luminance0.1352 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturewarm
Familyyellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary
#686B16 #19166B
analogous
#6B4416 #686B16 #3D6B16
triadic
#686B16 #16686B #6B1668
tetradic
#686B16 #166B44 #19166B #6B163D
square
#686B16 #166B44 #19166B #6B163D
split-complementary
#686B16 #163D6B #44166B
monochromatic
#191905 #37380C #686B16 #999E20 #CBD12B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.67
#686B16 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.70
#686B16 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #686B16
5.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg##686B16#FFFFFF#000000##FFFFFF
##686B161.005.673.705.67
#FFFFFF5.671.0021.001.00
#0000003.7021.001.0021.00
##FFFFFF5.671.0021.001.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)
#746603
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#74681D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#70645B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS
--color: #686b16;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(104, 107, 22);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.9% 0.103 111.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#96955b',
    500: '#686b16',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}
SCSS
$custom: #686b16;
$custom-light: #96955b;
$custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
  "hex": "#686b16",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 104,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 22
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 62.118,
    "s": 65.891,
    "l": 25.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50905,
    "c": 0.10313,
    "h": 111.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.13516
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary
#686B16
secondary
#3F3BA1
accent
#3FE945
background
#F9F9F5
surface
#F2F1E9
border
#CCCBC5
text
#0E0D04
muted
#7E7E79

Preview Lab

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#686B16 Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva