#686F12#686F12

#686F12 is a mid, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.144; OKLCH L 51.9% C 0.110 H 114.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#686F12
RGB	rgb(104, 111, 18)
HSL	hsl(65, 72%, 25%)
HSV	hsv(65, 84%, 44%)
CMYK	cmyk(6.3%, 0%, 83.8%, 56.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.74, -14.49, 46.13)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.74, 48.35, 107.43°)
OKLab	oklab(51.87% -0.0449 0.1002)
OKLCH	oklch(51.87% 0.11 114.1)
XYZ	xyz(11.5029, 14.3558, 2.7372)
Luminance	0.1436 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#686F12 #19126F

analogous

#6F4712 #686F12 #396F12

triadic

#686F12 #12686F #6F1268

tetradic

#686F12 #126F47 #19126F #6F1239

square

#686F12 #126F47 #19126F #6F1239

split-complementary

#686F12 #12396F #47126F

monochromatic

#191A04 #373A09 #686F12 #99A41B #CBD823

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.42

#686F12 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.87

#686F12 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #686F12

5.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##686F12	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##686F12	1.00	5.42	3.87	5.42
#FFFFFF	5.42	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.87	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.42	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#786900

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#786B1B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#70685E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #686f12;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(104, 111, 18);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.9% 0.110 114.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#96985a',
    500: '#686f12',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #686f12;
$custom-light: #96985a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#686f12",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 104,
    "g": 111,
    "b": 18
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 64.516,
    "s": 72.093,
    "l": 25.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51866,
    "c": 0.10981,
    "h": 114.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.14356
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#686F12

secondary

#3F37A6

accent

#39EF47

background

#F9F9F5

surface

#F2F2E9

border

#CCCCC5

text

#0E0D04

muted

#7E7E79

Preview Lab

Preview with #686F12

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

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