#686E2B#686E2B

#686E2B is a mid, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.143; OKLCH L 51.8% C 0.090 H 113.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.45:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#686E2B
RGB	rgb(104, 110, 43)
HSL	hsl(65, 44%, 30%)
HSV	hsv(65, 61%, 43%)
CMYK	cmyk(5.5%, 0%, 60.9%, 56.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.62, -12.41, 35.77)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.62, 37.86, 109.13°)
OKLab	oklab(51.83% -0.0365 0.0827)
OKLCH	oklch(51.83% 0.09 113.8)
XYZ	xyz(11.7212, 14.2695, 4.4219)
Luminance	0.1427 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#686E2B #312B6E

analogous

#6E522B #686E2B #476E2B

triadic

#686E2B #2B686E #6E2B68

tetradic

#686E2B #2B6E52 #312B6E #6E2B47

square

#686E2B #2B6E52 #312B6E #6E2B47

split-complementary

#686E2B #2B476E #522B6E

monochromatic

#151609 #3E421A #686E2B #929A3C #B4BD56

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.45

#686E2B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.85

#686E2B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #686E2B

5.45:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##686E2B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##686E2B	1.00	5.45	3.85	5.45
#FFFFFF	5.45	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.85	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.45	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#766924

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#766A2F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#6F6860

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #686e2b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(104, 110, 43);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.8% 0.090 113.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#959767',
    500: '#686e2b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #686e2b;
$custom-light: #959767;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#686e2b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 104,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 43
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 65.373,
    "s": 43.791,
    "l": 30
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51827,
    "c": 0.09036,
    "h": 113.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.14269
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#686E2B

secondary

#5C55A0

accent

#54D460

background

#F9F9F6

surface

#F2F2EB

border

#CCCCC6

text

#0D0D06

muted

#7E7E7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #686E2B

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

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