#686C15#686C15

#686C15 is a mid, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.137; OKLCH L 51.1% C 0.105 H 112.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#686C15
RGB	rgb(104, 108, 21)
HSL	hsl(63, 67%, 25%)
HSV	hsv(63, 81%, 42%)
CMYK	cmyk(3.7%, 0%, 80.6%, 57.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.83, -12.72, 44.35)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.83, 46.14, 106.00°)
OKLab	oklab(51.14% -0.0398 0.097)
OKLCH	oklch(51.14% 0.105 112.3)
XYZ	xyz(11.2072, 13.7226, 2.7677)
Luminance	0.1372 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#686C15 #19156C

analogous

#6C4515 #686C15 #3C6C15

triadic

#686C15 #15686C #6C1568

tetradic

#686C15 #156C45 #19156C #6C153C

square

#686C15 #156C45 #19156C #6C153C

split-complementary

#686C15 #153C6C #45156C

monochromatic

#191A05 #37390B #686C15 #999F1F #CBD229

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.61

#686C15 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.74

#686C15 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #686C15

5.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##686C15	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##686C15	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)

#75691D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#70655C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #686c15;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(104, 108, 21);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.1% 0.105 112.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#96955b',
    500: '#686c15',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #686c15;
$custom-light: #96955b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#686c15",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 104,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 21
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 62.759,
    "s": 67.442,
    "l": 25.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51144,
    "c": 0.10483,
    "h": 112.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.13722
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#686C15

secondary

#3F3AA3

accent

#3DEA45

background

#F9F9F5

surface

#F2F1E9

border

#CCCBC5

text

#0E0D04

muted

#7E7E79

Preview Lab

Preview with #686C15

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

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