#686C54#686C54

#686C54 is a mid, muted yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.143; OKLCH L 52.1% C 0.037 H 115.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.44:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#686C54
RGB	rgb(104, 108, 84)
HSL	hsl(70, 13%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(70, 22%, 42%)
CMYK	cmyk(3.7%, 0%, 22.2%, 57.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.67, -6.09, 12.95)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.67, 14.31, 115.18°)
OKLab	oklab(52.09% -0.0157 0.033)
OKLCH	oklch(52.09% 0.037 115.4)
XYZ	xyz(12.6716, 14.3083, 10.4800)
Luminance	0.1431 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow-green

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#686C54 #58546C

analogous

#6C6454 #686C54 #5C6C54

triadic

#686C54 #54686C #6C5468

tetradic

#686C54 #546C64 #58546C #6C545C

square

#686C54 #546C64 #58546C #6C545C

split-complementary

#686C54 #545C6C #64546C

monochromatic

#26271E #474A39 #686C54 #898E6F #A5A991

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.44

#686C54 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.86

#686C54 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #686C54

5.44:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##686C54	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##686C54	1.00	5.44	3.86	5.44
#FFFFFF	5.44	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.86	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.44	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#706953

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6F6A55

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#6B6965

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #686c54;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(104, 108, 84);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.1% 0.037 115.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#939684',
    500: '#686c54',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #686c54;
$custom-light: #939684;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#686c54",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 104,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 84
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 70,
    "s": 12.5,
    "l": 37.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52086,
    "c": 0.03655,
    "h": 115.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.14308
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#686C54

secondary

#878498

accent

#72B57E

background

#F9F9F8

surface

#F1F1EF

border

#CBCBCA

text

#0D0D0A

muted

#7E7E7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #686C54

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

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