#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 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(104, 107, 22) |
| HSL | hsl(62, 66%, 25%) |
| HSV | hsv(62, 79%, 42%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(2.8%, 0%, 79.4%, 58%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(43.53, -12.12, 43.73) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(43.53, 45.38, 105.49°) |
| OKLab | oklab(50.91% -0.038 0.0959) |
| OKLCH | oklch(50.91% 0.103 111.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(11.1118, 13.5167, 2.7825) |
| Luminance | 0.1352 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Brownish Green
#6A6E09
ΔE00 1.80
Mud Green
#606602
ΔE00 2.47
Browny Green
#6F6C0A
ΔE00 2.61
Brown Green
#706C11
ΔE00 2.62
Olive (survey)
#6E750E
ΔE00 3.98
Greenish Brown
#696112
ΔE00 4.69
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##686B16 | 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)
#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