#686C18#686C18

#686C18 is a mid, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.137; OKLCH L 51.2% C 0.103 H 112.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#686C18
RGB	rgb(104, 108, 24)
HSL	hsl(63, 64%, 26%)
HSV	hsv(63, 78%, 42%)
CMYK	cmyk(3.7%, 0%, 77.8%, 57.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.85, -12.57, 43.30)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.85, 45.09, 106.19°)
OKLab	oklab(51.16% -0.0391 0.0954)
OKLCH	oklch(51.16% 0.103 112.3)
XYZ	xyz(11.2367, 13.7344, 2.9231)
Luminance	0.1373 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#686C18 #1C186C

analogous

#6C4618 #686C18 #3E6C18

triadic

#686C18 #18686C #6C1868

tetradic

#686C18 #186C46 #1C186C #6C183E

square

#686C18 #186C46 #1C186C #6C183E

split-complementary

#686C18 #183E6C #46186C

monochromatic

#181906 #383A0D #686C18 #989E23 #C8D02E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.60

#686C18 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.75

#686C18 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #686C18

5.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##686C18	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##686C18	1.00	5.60	3.75	5.60
#FFFFFF	5.60	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.75	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.60	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#756706

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#75691F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#70655C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #686c18;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(104, 108, 24);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.2% 0.103 112.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#96955c',
    500: '#686c18',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #686c18;
$custom-light: #96955c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#686c18",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 104,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 24
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 62.857,
    "s": 63.636,
    "l": 25.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51163,
    "c": 0.10306,
    "h": 112.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.13734
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#686C18

secondary

#433EA2

accent

#41E749

background

#F9F9F5

surface

#F2F1E9

border

#CCCBC5

text

#0E0D04

muted

#7E7E79

Preview Lab

Preview with #686C18

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

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