#686D16#686D16

#686D16 is a mid, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.139; OKLCH L 51.4% C 0.105 H 112.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.54:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#686D16
RGB	rgb(104, 109, 22)
HSL	hsl(63, 66%, 26%)
HSV	hsv(63, 80%, 43%)
CMYK	cmyk(4.6%, 0%, 79.8%, 57.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.14, -13.22, 44.30)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.14, 46.23, 106.62°)
OKLab	oklab(51.4% -0.0411 0.0971)
OKLCH	oklch(51.4% 0.105 112.9)
XYZ	xyz(11.3227, 13.9385, 2.8528)
Luminance	0.1394 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#686D16 #1B166D

analogous

#6D4616 #686D16 #3C6D16

triadic

#686D16 #16686D #6D1668

tetradic

#686D16 #166D46 #1B166D #6D163C

square

#686D16 #166D46 #1B166D #6D163C

split-complementary

#686D16 #163C6D #46166D

monochromatic

#181905 #373A0C #686D16 #99A020 #C9D32B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.54

#686D16 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.79

#686D16 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #686D16

5.54:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##686D16	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##686D16	1.00	5.54	3.79	5.54
#FFFFFF	5.54	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.79	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.54	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#766702

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#76691E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#70665D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #686d16;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(104, 109, 22);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.4% 0.105 112.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#96965b',
    500: '#686d16',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #686d16;
$custom-light: #96965b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#686d16",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 104,
    "g": 109,
    "b": 22
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 63.448,
    "s": 66.412,
    "l": 25.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51396,
    "c": 0.1054,
    "h": 112.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.13938
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#686D16

secondary

#423CA3

accent

#3EE948

background

#F9F9F5

surface

#F2F2E9

border

#CCCCC5

text

#0E0D04

muted

#7E7E79

Preview Lab

Preview with #686D16

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

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