#686E27#686E27

#686E27 is a mid, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.142; OKLCH L 51.8% C 0.094 H 113.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.46:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#686E27
RGB	rgb(104, 110, 39)
HSL	hsl(65, 48%, 29%)
HSV	hsv(65, 65%, 43%)
CMYK	cmyk(5.5%, 0%, 64.5%, 56.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.58, -12.73, 37.66)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.58, 39.75, 108.68°)
OKLab	oklab(51.78% -0.0379 0.0861)
OKLCH	oklch(51.78% 0.094 113.8)
XYZ	xyz(11.6513, 14.2416, 4.0542)
Luminance	0.1424 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#686E27 #2D276E

analogous

#6E5127 #686E27 #456E27

triadic

#686E27 #27686E #6E2768

tetradic

#686E27 #276E51 #2D276E #6E2745

square

#686E27 #276E51 #2D276E #6E2745

split-complementary

#686E27 #27456E #51276E

monochromatic

#151708 #3D4117 #686E27 #939B37 #B7C14F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.46

#686E27 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.85

#686E27 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #686E27

5.46:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##686E27	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##686E27	1.00	5.46	3.85	5.46
#FFFFFF	5.46	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.85	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.46	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#76691E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#766A2C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#6F685F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #686e27;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(104, 110, 39);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.8% 0.094 113.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#959765',
    500: '#686e27',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #686e27;
$custom-light: #959765;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#686e27",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 104,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 39
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 65.07,
    "s": 47.651,
    "l": 29.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51783,
    "c": 0.09407,
    "h": 113.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.14241
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#686E27

secondary

#5750A1

accent

#51D75C

background

#F9F9F6

surface

#F2F2EB

border

#CCCCC6

text

#0D0D06

muted

#7E7E7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #686E27

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

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