#686D12#686D12

#686D12 is a mid, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.139; OKLCH L 51.4% C 0.108 H 112.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#686D12
RGB	rgb(104, 109, 18)
HSL	hsl(63, 72%, 25%)
HSV	hsv(63, 83%, 43%)
CMYK	cmyk(4.6%, 0%, 83.5%, 57.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.12, -13.39, 45.59)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.12, 47.52, 106.37°)
OKLab	oklab(51.37% -0.0419 0.0991)
OKLCH	oklch(51.37% 0.108 112.9)
XYZ	xyz(11.2871, 13.9243, 2.6652)
Luminance	0.1392 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#686D12 #17126D

analogous

#6D4512 #686D12 #3A6D12

triadic

#686D12 #12686D #6D1268

tetradic

#686D12 #126D45 #17126D #6D123A

square

#686D12 #126D45 #17126D #6D123A

split-complementary

#686D12 #123A6D #45126D

monochromatic

#191A04 #363809 #686D12 #9AA21B #CCD623

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.55

#686D12 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.78

#686D12 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #686D12

5.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##686D12	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##686D12	1.00	5.55	3.78	5.55
#FFFFFF	5.55	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.78	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.55	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#766700

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#76691B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#70665C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #686d12;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(104, 109, 18);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.4% 0.108 112.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#96965a',
    500: '#686d12',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #686d12;
$custom-light: #96965a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#686d12",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 104,
    "g": 109,
    "b": 18
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 63.297,
    "s": 71.654,
    "l": 24.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51373,
    "c": 0.10754,
    "h": 112.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.13924
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#686D12

secondary

#3D37A4

accent

#39EE43

background

#F9F9F5

surface

#F2F2E9

border

#CCCCC5

text

#0E0D04

muted

#7E7E79

Preview Lab

Preview with #686D12

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

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