#686C11#686C11

#686C11 is a mid, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.137; OKLCH L 51.1% C 0.107 H 112.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#686C11
RGB	rgb(104, 108, 17)
HSL	hsl(63, 73%, 25%)
HSV	hsv(63, 84%, 42%)
CMYK	cmyk(3.7%, 0%, 84.3%, 57.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.81, -12.88, 45.62)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.81, 47.41, 105.76°)
OKLab	oklab(51.12% -0.0405 0.0989)
OKLCH	oklch(51.12% 0.107 112.3)
XYZ	xyz(11.1730, 13.7089, 2.5877)
Luminance	0.1371 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#686C11 #15116C

analogous

#6C4211 #686C11 #3B6C11

triadic

#686C11 #11686C #6C1168

tetradic

#686C11 #116C42 #15116C #6C113B

square

#686C11 #116C42 #15116C #6C113B

split-complementary

#686C11 #113B6C #42116C

monochromatic

#191A04 #353709 #686C11 #9BA119 #CED622

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.61

#686C11 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.74

#686C11 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #686C11

5.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##686C11	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##686C11	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)

#756700

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#75691A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#70655C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #686c11;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(104, 108, 17);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.1% 0.107 112.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#969559',
    500: '#686c11',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #686c11;
$custom-light: #969559;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#686c11",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 104,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 17
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 62.637,
    "s": 72.8,
    "l": 24.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51122,
    "c": 0.10691,
    "h": 112.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.13709
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#686C11

secondary

#3A35A4

accent

#38EF40

background

#F9F9F5

surface

#F2F1E9

border

#CCCBC5

text

#0E0D04

muted

#7E7E79

Preview Lab

Preview with #686C11

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

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