#686B28#686B28

#686B28 is a mid, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.136; OKLCH L 51.1% C 0.089 H 111.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#686B28
RGB	rgb(104, 107, 40)
HSL	hsl(63, 46%, 29%)
HSV	hsv(63, 63%, 42%)
CMYK	cmyk(2.8%, 0%, 62.6%, 58%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.67, -10.98, 36.19)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.67, 37.82, 106.88°)
OKLab	oklab(51.06% -0.0329 0.0831)
OKLCH	oklch(51.06% 0.089 111.6)
XYZ	xyz(11.3499, 13.6119, 4.0365)
Luminance	0.1361 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#686B28 #2B286B

analogous

#6B4D28 #686B28 #476B28

triadic

#686B28 #28686B #6B2868

tetradic

#686B28 #286B4D #2B286B #6B2847

square

#686B28 #286B4D #2B286B #6B2847

split-complementary

#686B28 #28476B #4D286B

monochromatic

#161608 #3D3E17 #686B28 #939839 #B9BE50

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.64

#686B28 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.72

#686B28 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #686B28

5.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##686B28	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##686B28	1.00	5.64	3.72	5.64
#FFFFFF	5.64	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.72	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.64	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#736620

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#73682C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#6F655D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #686b28;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(104, 107, 40);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.1% 0.089 111.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#959565',
    500: '#686b28',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #686b28;
$custom-light: #959565;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#686b28",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 104,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 40
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 62.687,
    "s": 45.578,
    "l": 28.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51061,
    "c": 0.0894,
    "h": 111.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.13612
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#686B28

secondary

#55519D

accent

#53D558

background

#F9F9F6

surface

#F2F1EB

border

#CCCBC6

text

#0D0D06

muted

#7E7E7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #686B28

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

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