#686B17#686B17

#686B17 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	#686B17
RGB	rgb(104, 107, 23)
HSL	hsl(62, 65%, 25%)
HSV	hsv(62, 79%, 42%)
CMYK	cmyk(2.8%, 0%, 78.5%, 58%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.54, -12.07, 43.38)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.54, 45.03, 105.55°)
OKLab	oklab(50.91% -0.0378 0.0953)
OKLCH	oklch(50.91% 0.103 111.6)
XYZ	xyz(11.1216, 13.5206, 2.8343)
Luminance	0.1352 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#686B17 #1A176B

analogous

#6B4417 #686B17 #3E6B17

triadic

#686B17 #17686B #6B1768

tetradic

#686B17 #176B44 #1A176B #6B173E

square

#686B17 #176B44 #1A176B #6B173E

split-complementary

#686B17 #173E6B #44176B

monochromatic

#181905 #37390C #686B17 #999D22 #CAD02D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.67

#686B17 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.70

#686B17 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #686B17

5.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##686B17	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##686B17	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)

#746605

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#74681E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#70645B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #686b17;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(104, 107, 23);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.9% 0.103 111.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#96955c',
    500: '#686b17',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #686b17;
$custom-light: #96955c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#686b17",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 104,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 23
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 62.143,
    "s": 64.615,
    "l": 25.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50911,
    "c": 0.10253,
    "h": 111.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.1352
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#686B17

secondary

#403DA1

accent

#40E846

background

#F9F9F5

surface

#F2F1E9

border

#CCCBC5

text

#0E0D04

muted

#7E7E79

Preview Lab

Preview with #686B17

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

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