#686D1B#686D1B

#686D1B is a mid, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.140; OKLCH L 51.4% C 0.102 H 113.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.54:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#686D1B
RGB	rgb(104, 109, 27)
HSL	hsl(64, 60%, 27%)
HSV	hsv(64, 75%, 43%)
CMYK	cmyk(4.6%, 0%, 75.2%, 57.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.18, -12.97, 42.47)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.18, 44.41, 106.98°)
OKLab	oklab(51.43% -0.0399 0.0942)
OKLCH	oklch(51.43% 0.102 113)
XYZ	xyz(11.3757, 13.9597, 3.1319)
Luminance	0.1396 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#686D1B #201B6D

analogous

#6D491B #686D1B #3F6D1B

triadic

#686D1B #1B686D #6D1B68

tetradic

#686D1B #1B6D49 #201B6D #6D1B3F

square

#686D1B #1B6D49 #201B6D #6D1B3F

split-complementary

#686D1B #1B3F6D #491B6D

monochromatic

#171906 #393C0F #686D1B #979E27 #C4CD35

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.54

#686D1B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.79

#686D1B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #686D1B

5.54:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##686D1B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##686D1B	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)

#76680C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#766921

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#6F665D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #686d1b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(104, 109, 27);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.4% 0.102 113.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#96965e',
    500: '#686d1b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #686d1b;
$custom-light: #96965e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#686d1b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 104,
    "g": 109,
    "b": 27
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 63.659,
    "s": 60.294,
    "l": 26.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5143,
    "c": 0.10228,
    "h": 113
  },
  "luminance": 0.13959
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#686D1B

secondary

#4842A2

accent

#44E34E

background

#F9F9F5

surface

#F2F2E9

border

#CCCCC5

text

#0E0D05

muted

#7E7E79

Preview Lab

Preview with #686D1B

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

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