#696417#696417

#696417 is a mid, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.122; OKLCH L 49.3% C 0.095 H 105.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#696417
RGB	rgb(105, 100, 23)
HSL	hsl(56, 64%, 25%)
HSV	hsv(56, 78%, 41%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 4.8%, 78.1%, 58.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.50, -7.65, 41.50)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.50, 42.20, 100.44°)
OKLab	oklab(49.31% -0.0255 0.0913)
OKLCH	oklch(49.31% 0.095 105.6)
XYZ	xyz(10.5380, 12.1799, 2.6063)
Luminance	0.1218 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#696417 #171C69

analogous

#693B17 #696417 #456917

triadic

#696417 #176964 #641769

tetradic

#696417 #17693B #171C69 #691745

square

#696417 #17693B #171C69 #691745

split-complementary

#696417 #174569 #3B1769

monochromatic

#191805 #37340C #696417 #9B9422 #CDC42D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.11

#696417 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.44

#696417 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #696417

6.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##696417	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##696417	1.00	6.11	3.44	6.11
#FFFFFF	6.11	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.44	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.11	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6D6008

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6F631D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#715D55

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #696417;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(105, 100, 23);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.3% 0.095 105.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#978f5b',
    500: '#696417',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #696417;
$custom-light: #978f5b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#696417",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 105,
    "g": 100,
    "b": 23
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 56.341,
    "s": 64.063,
    "l": 25.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49307,
    "c": 0.09479,
    "h": 105.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.12179
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#696417

secondary

#3D439F

accent

#4BE741

background

#F9F8F5

surface

#F2F0E9

border

#CCCBC5

text

#0E0C04

muted

#7E7D79

Preview Lab

Preview with #696417

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

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