#696237#696237

#696237 is a mid, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.120; OKLCH L 49.2% C 0.062 H 100.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.17:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#696237
RGB	rgb(105, 98, 55)
HSL	hsl(52, 31%, 31%)
HSV	hsv(52, 48%, 41%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 6.7%, 47.6%, 58.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.24, -3.93, 25.39)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.24, 25.69, 98.79°)
OKLab	oklab(49.21% -0.011 0.0612)
OKLCH	oklch(49.21% 0.062 100.2)
XYZ	xyz(10.8832, 12.0148, 5.3595)
Luminance	0.1201 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#696237 #373E69

analogous

#694937 #696237 #576937

triadic

#696237 #376962 #623769

tetradic

#696237 #376949 #373E69 #693757

square

#696237 #376949 #373E69 #693757

split-complementary

#696237 #375769 #493769

monochromatic

#19170D #413D22 #696237 #91874C #B1A76A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.17

#696237 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.40

#696237 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #696237

6.17:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##696237	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##696237	1.00	6.17	3.40	6.17
#FFFFFF	6.17	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.40	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.17	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#696034

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6B6339

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#705D58

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #696237;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(105, 98, 55);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.2% 0.062 100.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#958e6e',
    500: '#696237',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #696237;
$custom-light: #958e6e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#696237",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 105,
    "g": 98,
    "b": 55
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 51.6,
    "s": 31.25,
    "l": 31.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49209,
    "c": 0.06222,
    "h": 100.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.12014
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#696237

secondary

#626A99

accent

#6FC760

background

#F9F8F6

surface

#F2F0EC

border

#CCCBC7

text

#0D0C07

muted

#7E7D7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #696237

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

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