#686D14#686D14

#686D14 is a mid, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.139; OKLCH L 51.4% C 0.107 H 112.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#686D14
RGB	rgb(104, 109, 20)
HSL	hsl(63, 69%, 25%)
HSV	hsv(63, 82%, 43%)
CMYK	cmyk(4.6%, 0%, 81.7%, 57.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.13, -13.31, 44.96)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.13, 46.89, 106.49°)
OKLab	oklab(51.38% -0.0415 0.0981)
OKLCH	oklch(51.38% 0.107 112.9)
XYZ	xyz(11.3042, 13.9311, 2.7552)
Luminance	0.1393 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#686D14 #19146D

analogous

#6D4514 #686D14 #3B6D14

triadic

#686D14 #14686D #6D1468

tetradic

#686D14 #146D45 #19146D #6D143B

square

#686D14 #146D45 #19146D #6D143B

split-complementary

#686D14 #143B6D #45146D

monochromatic

#191A05 #37390B #686D14 #99A11D #CBD427

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.55

#686D14 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.79

#686D14 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #686D14

5.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##686D14	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##686D14	1.00	5.55	3.79	5.55
#FFFFFF	5.55	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.79	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)

#76691C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#70665D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #686d14;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(104, 109, 20);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.4% 0.107 112.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#96965a',
    500: '#686d14',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #686d14;
$custom-light: #96965a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#686d14",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 104,
    "g": 109,
    "b": 20
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 63.371,
    "s": 68.992,
    "l": 25.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51384,
    "c": 0.10652,
    "h": 112.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.13931
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#686D14

secondary

#3F39A4

accent

#3CEC46

background

#F9F9F5

surface

#F2F2E9

border

#CCCCC5

text

#0E0D04

muted

#7E7E79

Preview Lab

Preview with #686D14

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

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