#686B34#686B34

#686B34 is a mid, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.137; OKLCH L 51.2% C 0.077 H 111.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#686B34
RGB	rgb(104, 107, 52)
HSL	hsl(63, 35%, 31%)
HSV	hsv(63, 51%, 42%)
CMYK	cmyk(2.8%, 0%, 51.4%, 58%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.81, -9.88, 30.17)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.81, 31.75, 108.13°)
OKLab	oklab(51.22% -0.0283 0.0716)
OKLCH	oklch(51.22% 0.077 111.6)
XYZ	xyz(11.5867, 13.7066, 5.2834)
Luminance	0.1371 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#686B34 #37346B

analogous

#6B5234 #686B34 #4C6B34

triadic

#686B34 #34686B #6B3468

tetradic

#686B34 #346B52 #37346B #6B344C

square

#686B34 #346B52 #37346B #6B344C

split-complementary

#686B34 #344C6B #52346B

monochromatic

#18190C #404220 #686B34 #909448 #B0B465

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.61

#686B34 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.74

#686B34 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #686B34

5.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##686B34	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##686B34	1.00	5.61	3.74	5.61
#FFFFFF	5.61	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.74	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.61	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#72672F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#726837

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#6E655E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #686b34;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(104, 107, 52);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.2% 0.077 111.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#94956d',
    500: '#686b34',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #686b34;
$custom-light: #94956d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#686b34",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 104,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 52
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 63.273,
    "s": 34.591,
    "l": 31.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51216,
    "c": 0.077,
    "h": 111.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.13706
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#686B34

secondary

#625F9C

accent

#5DCB63

background

#F9F9F6

surface

#F2F1EB

border

#CCCBC6

text

#0D0D07

muted

#7E7E7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #686B34

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

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