#696511#696511

#696511 is a mid, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.124; OKLCH L 49.5% C 0.099 H 106.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#696511
RGB	rgb(105, 101, 17)
HSL	hsl(57, 72%, 24%)
HSV	hsv(57, 84%, 41%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 3.8%, 83.8%, 58.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.77, -8.48, 43.86)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.77, 44.68, 100.94°)
OKLab	oklab(49.51% -0.0284 0.0951)
OKLCH	oklch(49.51% 0.099 106.6)
XYZ	xyz(10.5810, 12.3515, 2.3569)
Luminance	0.1235 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#696511 #111569

analogous

#693911 #696511 #416911

triadic

#696511 #116965 #651169

tetradic

#696511 #116939 #111569 #691141

square

#696511 #116939 #111569 #691141

split-complementary

#696511 #114169 #391169

monochromatic

#1A1904 #343208 #696511 #9E981A #D2CA22

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.05

#696511 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.47

#696511 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #696511

6.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##696511	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##696511	1.00	6.05	3.47	6.05
#FFFFFF	6.05	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.47	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.05	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6E6100

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#706418

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#715E56

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #696511;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(105, 101, 17);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.5% 0.099 106.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#979058',
    500: '#696511',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #696511;
$custom-light: #979058;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#696511",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 105,
    "g": 101,
    "b": 17
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 57.273,
    "s": 72.131,
    "l": 23.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49511,
    "c": 0.09923,
    "h": 106.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.12351
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#696511

secondary

#353AA1

accent

#41EF39

background

#F9F8F5

surface

#F2F0E9

border

#CCCBC5

text

#0E0C04

muted

#7E7D79

Preview Lab

Preview with #696511

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

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