#696517#696517

#696517 is a mid, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.124; OKLCH L 49.5% C 0.096 H 106.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#696517
RGB	rgb(105, 101, 23)
HSL	hsl(57, 64%, 25%)
HSV	hsv(57, 78%, 41%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 3.8%, 78.1%, 58.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.80, -8.22, 41.78)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.80, 42.58, 101.13°)
OKLab	oklab(49.55% -0.0271 0.0919)
OKLCH	oklch(49.55% 0.096 106.4)
XYZ	xyz(10.6345, 12.3729, 2.6385)
Luminance	0.1237 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#696517 #171B69

analogous

#693C17 #696517 #446917

triadic

#696517 #176965 #651769

tetradic

#696517 #17693C #171B69 #691744

square

#696517 #17693C #171B69 #691744

split-complementary

#696517 #174469 #3C1769

monochromatic

#191805 #37350C #696517 #9B9522 #CDC62D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.04

#696517 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.47

#696517 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #696517

6.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##696517	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##696517	1.00	6.04	3.47	6.04
#FFFFFF	6.04	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.47	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.04	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6E6107

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#70641D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#715E56

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #696517;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(105, 101, 23);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.5% 0.096 106.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#97905b',
    500: '#696517',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #696517;
$custom-light: #97905b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#696517",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 105,
    "g": 101,
    "b": 23
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 57.073,
    "s": 64.063,
    "l": 25.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49548,
    "c": 0.0958,
    "h": 106.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.12372
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#696517

secondary

#3D419F

accent

#49E741

background

#F9F8F5

surface

#F2F0E9

border

#CCCBC5

text

#0E0C04

muted

#7E7D79

Preview Lab

Preview with #696517

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

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