#696516#696516

#696516 is a mid, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.124; OKLCH L 49.5% C 0.096 H 106.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#696516
RGB	rgb(105, 101, 22)
HSL	hsl(57, 65%, 25%)
HSV	hsv(57, 79%, 41%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 3.8%, 79%, 58.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.80, -8.26, 42.15)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.80, 42.96, 101.09°)
OKLab	oklab(49.54% -0.0273 0.0925)
OKLCH	oklch(49.54% 0.096 106.5)
XYZ	xyz(10.6246, 12.3689, 2.5867)
Luminance	0.1237 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#696516 #161A69

analogous

#693B16 #696516 #446916

triadic

#696516 #166965 #651669

tetradic

#696516 #16693B #161A69 #691644

square

#696516 #16693B #161A69 #691644

split-complementary

#696516 #164469 #3B1669

monochromatic

#191805 #36340B #696516 #9C9621 #CEC62B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.05

#696516 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.47

#696516 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #696516

6.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##696516	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##696516	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)

#6E6105

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#70641C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#715E56

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #696516;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(105, 101, 22);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.5% 0.096 106.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#97905a',
    500: '#696516',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #696516;
$custom-light: #97905a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#696516",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 105,
    "g": 101,
    "b": 22
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 57.108,
    "s": 65.354,
    "l": 24.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49541,
    "c": 0.09643,
    "h": 106.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.12369
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#696516

secondary

#3B409F

accent

#48E83F

background

#F9F8F5

surface

#F2F0E9

border

#CCCBC5

text

#0E0C04

muted

#7E7D79

Preview Lab

Preview with #696516

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

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