#686C12#686C12

#686C12 is a mid, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.137; OKLCH L 51.1% C 0.106 H 112.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#686C12
RGB	rgb(104, 108, 18)
HSL	hsl(63, 71%, 25%)
HSV	hsv(63, 83%, 42%)
CMYK	cmyk(3.7%, 0%, 83.3%, 57.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.82, -12.84, 45.32)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.82, 47.10, 105.82°)
OKLab	oklab(51.13% -0.0404 0.0985)
OKLCH	oklch(51.13% 0.106 112.3)
XYZ	xyz(11.1810, 13.7121, 2.6299)
Luminance	0.1371 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#686C12 #16126C

analogous

#6C4312 #686C12 #3B6C12

triadic

#686C12 #12686C #6C1268

tetradic

#686C12 #126C43 #16126C #6C123B

square

#686C12 #126C43 #16126C #6C123B

split-complementary

#686C12 #123B6C #43126C

monochromatic

#191A04 #353809 #686C12 #9BA01B #CDD523

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.61

#686C12 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.74

#686C12 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #686C12

5.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##686C12	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##686C12	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)

#75691B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#70655C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #686c12;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(104, 108, 18);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.1% 0.106 112.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#96955a',
    500: '#686c12',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #686c12;
$custom-light: #96955a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#686c12",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 104,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 18
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 62.667,
    "s": 71.429,
    "l": 24.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51127,
    "c": 0.10642,
    "h": 112.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.13712
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#686C12

secondary

#3B36A3

accent

#3AEE42

background

#F9F9F5

surface

#F2F1E9

border

#CCCBC5

text

#0E0D04

muted

#7E7E79

Preview Lab

Preview with #686C12

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

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