#696211#696211

#696211 is a mid, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.118; OKLCH L 48.8% C 0.096 H 104.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#696211
RGB	rgb(105, 98, 17)
HSL	hsl(55, 72%, 24%)
HSV	hsv(55, 84%, 41%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 6.7%, 83.8%, 58.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.86, -6.76, 43.06)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.86, 43.59, 98.92°)
OKLab	oklab(48.79% -0.0236 0.0934)
OKLCH	oklch(48.79% 0.096 104.2)
XYZ	xyz(10.2950, 11.7795, 2.2616)
Luminance	0.1178 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#696211 #111869

analogous

#693611 #696211 #446911

triadic

#696211 #116962 #621169

tetradic

#696211 #116936 #111869 #691144

square

#696211 #116936 #111869 #691144

split-complementary

#696211 #114469 #361169

monochromatic

#1A1904 #343108 #696211 #9E931A #D2C422

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.26

#696211 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.36

#696211 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #696211

6.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##696211	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##696211	1.00	6.26	3.36	6.26
#FFFFFF	6.26	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.36	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.26	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6C5E00

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6E6218

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#725B53

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #696211;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(105, 98, 17);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.8% 0.096 104.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#978e58',
    500: '#696211',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #696211;
$custom-light: #978e58;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#696211",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 105,
    "g": 98,
    "b": 17
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 55.227,
    "s": 72.131,
    "l": 23.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48789,
    "c": 0.0963,
    "h": 104.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.11779
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#696211

secondary

#353EA1

accent

#47EF39

background

#F9F8F5

surface

#F2F0E9

border

#CCCBC5

text

#0E0C04

muted

#7E7D79

Preview Lab

Preview with #696211

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

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