#686E1C#686E1C
#686E1C is a mid, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.142; OKLCH L 51.7% C 0.103 H 113.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.47:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #686E1C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(104, 110, 28) |
| HSL | hsl(64, 59%, 27%) |
| HSV | hsv(64, 75%, 43%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(5.5%, 0%, 74.5%, 56.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(44.49, -13.46, 42.38) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(44.49, 44.47, 107.63°) |
| OKLab | oklab(51.68% -0.0412 0.0942) |
| OKLCH | oklch(51.68% 0.103 113.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(11.4948, 14.1790, 3.2297) |
| Luminance | 0.1418 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Brownish Green
#6A6E09
ΔE00 2.18
Olive (survey)
#6E750E
ΔE00 3.38
Mud Green
#606602
ΔE00 3.41
Brown Green
#706C11
ΔE00 3.57
Browny Green
#6F6C0A
ΔE00 3.59
Olive Drab
#6F7632
ΔE00 3.95
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#686E1C #221C6E
analogous
#6E4B1C #686E1C #3F6E1C
triadic
#686E1C #1C686E #6E1C68
tetradic
#686E1C #1C6E4B #221C6E #6E1C3F
square
#686E1C #1C6E4B #221C6E #6E1C3F
split-complementary
#686E1C #1C3F6E #4B1C6E
monochromatic
#171806 #3A3D10 #686E1C #969F28 #C2CC38
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.47
#686E1C on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.84
#686E1C on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #686E1C
5.47:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##686E1C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##686E1C | 1.00 | 5.47 | 3.84 | 5.47 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.47 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.84 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.47 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#77680D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#766A22
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#6F675E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#696969
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #686e1c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(104, 110, 28); /* oklch */ color: oklch(51.7% 0.103 113.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#96975e',
500: '#686e1c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #686e1c; $custom-light: #96975e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#686e1c",
"rgb": {
"r": 104,
"g": 110,
"b": 28
},
"hsl": {
"h": 64.39,
"s": 59.42,
"l": 27.059
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.51683,
"c": 0.10278,
"h": 113.6
},
"luminance": 0.14179
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#686E1C
secondary
#4A43A3
accent
#45E351
background
#F9F9F5
surface
#F2F2E9
border
#CCCCC5
text
#0E0D05
muted
#7E7E79