#686D2E#686D2E

#686D2E is a mid, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.141; OKLCH L 51.6% C 0.086 H 113.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#686D2E
RGB	rgb(104, 109, 46)
HSL	hsl(65, 41%, 30%)
HSV	hsv(65, 58%, 43%)
CMYK	cmyk(4.6%, 0%, 57.8%, 57.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.34, -11.59, 33.95)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.34, 35.87, 108.84°)
OKLab	oklab(51.62% -0.0339 0.0791)
OKLCH	oklch(51.62% 0.086 113.2)
XYZ	xyz(11.6709, 14.0778, 4.6867)
Luminance	0.1408 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#686D2E #332E6D

analogous

#6D522E #686D2E #486D2E

triadic

#686D2E #2E686D #6D2E68

tetradic

#686D2E #2E6D52 #332E6D #6D2E48

square

#686D2E #2E6D52 #332E6D #6D2E48

split-complementary

#686D2E #2E486D #522E6D

monochromatic

#16170A #3F421C #686D2E #919840 #B2BA5B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.50

#686D2E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.82

#686D2E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #686D2E

5.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##686D2E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##686D2E	1.00	5.50	3.82	5.50
#FFFFFF	5.50	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.82	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.50	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#756828

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#746A32

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#6E675F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #686d2e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(104, 109, 46);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.6% 0.086 113.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#959669',
    500: '#686d2e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #686d2e;
$custom-light: #959669;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#686d2e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 104,
    "g": 109,
    "b": 46
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 64.762,
    "s": 40.645,
    "l": 30.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5162,
    "c": 0.08608,
    "h": 113.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.14078
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#686D2E

secondary

#5E589F

accent

#57D061

background

#F9F9F6

surface

#F2F2EB

border

#CCCCC6

text

#0D0D06

muted

#7E7E7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #686D2E

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

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