#686C17#686C17

#686C17 is a mid, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.137; OKLCH L 51.2% C 0.104 H 112.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#686C17
RGB	rgb(104, 108, 23)
HSL	hsl(63, 65%, 26%)
HSV	hsv(63, 79%, 42%)
CMYK	cmyk(3.7%, 0%, 78.7%, 57.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.84, -12.62, 43.66)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.84, 45.45, 106.13°)
OKLab	oklab(51.16% -0.0393 0.0959)
OKLCH	oklch(51.16% 0.104 112.3)
XYZ	xyz(11.2265, 13.7303, 2.8693)
Luminance	0.1373 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#686C17 #1B176C

analogous

#6C4517 #686C17 #3D6C17

triadic

#686C17 #17686C #6C1768

tetradic

#686C17 #176C45 #1B176C #6C173D

square

#686C17 #176C45 #1B176C #6C173D

split-complementary

#686C17 #173D6C #45176C

monochromatic

#181905 #373A0C #686C17 #999E22 #C9D12C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.61

#686C17 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.75

#686C17 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #686C17

5.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##686C17	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##686C17	1.00	5.61	3.75	5.61
#FFFFFF	5.61	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.75	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.61	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#756704

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#75691E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#70655C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #686c17;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(104, 108, 23);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.2% 0.104 112.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#96955c',
    500: '#686c17',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #686c17;
$custom-light: #96955c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#686c17",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 104,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 23
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 62.824,
    "s": 64.885,
    "l": 25.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51157,
    "c": 0.10367,
    "h": 112.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.1373
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#686C17

secondary

#423DA2

accent

#40E848

background

#F9F9F5

surface

#F2F1E9

border

#CCCBC5

text

#0E0D04

muted

#7E7E79

Preview Lab

Preview with #686C17

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

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