#686B18#686B18

#686B18 is a mid, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.135; OKLCH L 50.9% C 0.102 H 111.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#686B18
RGB	rgb(104, 107, 24)
HSL	hsl(62, 63%, 26%)
HSV	hsv(62, 78%, 42%)
CMYK	cmyk(2.8%, 0%, 77.6%, 58%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.54, -12.02, 43.02)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.54, 44.66, 105.61°)
OKLab	oklab(50.92% -0.0375 0.0948)
OKLCH	oklch(50.92% 0.102 111.6)
XYZ	xyz(11.1319, 13.5247, 2.8881)
Luminance	0.1352 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#686B18 #1B186B

analogous

#6B4418 #686B18 #3E6B18

triadic

#686B18 #18686B #6B1868

tetradic

#686B18 #186B44 #1B186B #6B183E

square

#686B18 #186B44 #1B186B #6B183E

split-complementary

#686B18 #183E6B #44186B

monochromatic

#181906 #37390D #686B18 #999D23 #C9CF2E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.67

#686B18 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.70

#686B18 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #686B18

5.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##686B18	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##686B18	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)

#746607

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#74681F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#70645B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #686b18;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(104, 107, 24);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.9% 0.102 111.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#96955c',
    500: '#686b18',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #686b18;
$custom-light: #96955c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#686b18",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 104,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 24
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 62.169,
    "s": 63.359,
    "l": 25.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50918,
    "c": 0.10192,
    "h": 111.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.13524
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#686B18

secondary

#423EA1

accent

#41E647

background

#F9F9F5

surface

#F2F1E9

border

#CCCBC5

text

#0E0D04

muted

#7E7E79

Preview Lab

Preview with #686B18

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

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