#686F16#686F16

#686F16 is a mid, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.144; OKLCH L 51.9% C 0.108 H 114.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#686F16
RGB	rgb(104, 111, 22)
HSL	hsl(65, 67%, 26%)
HSV	hsv(65, 80%, 44%)
CMYK	cmyk(6.3%, 0%, 80.2%, 56.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.76, -14.32, 44.86)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.76, 47.09, 107.70°)
OKLab	oklab(51.89% -0.0441 0.0983)
OKLCH	oklch(51.89% 0.108 114.2)
XYZ	xyz(11.5385, 14.3701, 2.9248)
Luminance	0.1437 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#686F16 #1D166F

analogous

#6F4916 #686F16 #3B6F16

triadic

#686F16 #16686F #6F1668

tetradic

#686F16 #166F49 #1D166F #6F163B

square

#686F16 #166F49 #1D166F #6F163B

split-complementary

#686F16 #163B6F #49166F

monochromatic

#181A05 #383C0C #686F16 #98A220 #C7D52B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.42

#686F16 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.87

#686F16 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #686F16

5.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##686F16	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##686F16	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)

#786901

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#776B1E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#6F685E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #686f16;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(104, 111, 22);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.9% 0.108 114.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#96985c',
    500: '#686f16',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #686f16;
$custom-light: #96985c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#686f16",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 104,
    "g": 111,
    "b": 22
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 64.719,
    "s": 66.917,
    "l": 26.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51888,
    "c": 0.10772,
    "h": 114.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.1437
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#686F16

secondary

#443CA5

accent

#3EEA4B

background

#F9F9F5

surface

#F2F2E9

border

#CCCCC5

text

#0E0D04

muted

#7E7E79

Preview Lab

Preview with #686F16

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

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