#696016#696016

#696016 is a mid, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.114; OKLCH L 48.3% C 0.092 H 102.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.39:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#696016
RGB	rgb(105, 96, 22)
HSL	hsl(53, 65%, 25%)
HSV	hsv(53, 79%, 41%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 8.6%, 79%, 58.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.29, -5.39, 40.75)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.29, 41.10, 97.53°)
OKLab	oklab(48.34% -0.0192 0.0895)
OKLCH	oklch(48.34% 0.092 102.1)
XYZ	xyz(10.1539, 11.4274, 2.4298)
Luminance	0.1143 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#696016 #161F69

analogous

#693716 #696016 #496916

triadic

#696016 #166960 #601669

tetradic

#696016 #166937 #161F69 #691649

square

#696016 #166937 #161F69 #691649

split-complementary

#696016 #164969 #371669

monochromatic

#191705 #36320B #696016 #9C8E21 #CEBD2B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.39

#696016 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.29

#696016 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #696016

6.39:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##696016	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##696016	1.00	6.39	3.29	6.39
#FFFFFF	6.39	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.29	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.39	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6A5D07

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6C611B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#725952

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #696016;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(105, 96, 22);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.3% 0.092 102.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#978c5a',
    500: '#696016',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #696016;
$custom-light: #978c5a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#696016",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 105,
    "g": 96,
    "b": 22
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 53.494,
    "s": 65.354,
    "l": 24.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48343,
    "c": 0.09153,
    "h": 102.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.11427
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#696016

secondary

#3B469F

accent

#52E83F

background

#F9F8F5

surface

#F2F0E9

border

#CCCBC5

text

#0E0C04

muted

#7E7D79

Preview Lab

Preview with #696016

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

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