#686D15#686D15

#686D15 is a mid, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.139; OKLCH L 51.4% C 0.106 H 112.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#686D15
RGB	rgb(104, 109, 21)
HSL	hsl(63, 68%, 25%)
HSV	hsv(63, 81%, 43%)
CMYK	cmyk(4.6%, 0%, 80.7%, 57.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.14, -13.27, 44.63)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.14, 46.56, 106.55°)
OKLab	oklab(51.39% -0.0413 0.0976)
OKLCH	oklch(51.39% 0.106 112.9)
XYZ	xyz(11.3133, 13.9347, 2.8030)
Luminance	0.1393 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#686D15 #1A156D

analogous

#6D4615 #686D15 #3C6D15

triadic

#686D15 #15686D #6D1568

tetradic

#686D15 #156D46 #1A156D #6D153C

square

#686D15 #156D46 #1A156D #6D153C

split-complementary

#686D15 #153C6D #46156D

monochromatic

#181A05 #373A0B #686D15 #99A01F #CAD429

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.55

#686D15 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.79

#686D15 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #686D15

5.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##686D15	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##686D15	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)

#76691D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#70665D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #686d15;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(104, 109, 21);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.4% 0.106 112.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#96965b',
    500: '#686d15',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #686d15;
$custom-light: #96965b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#686d15",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 104,
    "g": 109,
    "b": 21
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 63.409,
    "s": 67.692,
    "l": 25.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5139,
    "c": 0.10597,
    "h": 112.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.13934
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#686D15

secondary

#403AA3

accent

#3DEB47

background

#F9F9F5

surface

#F2F2E9

border

#CCCCC5

text

#0E0D04

muted

#7E7E79

Preview Lab

Preview with #686D15

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

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