#696616#696616

#696616 is a mid, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.126; OKLCH L 49.8% C 0.097 H 107.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#696616
RGB	rgb(105, 102, 22)
HSL	hsl(58, 65%, 25%)
HSV	hsv(58, 79%, 41%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 2.9%, 79%, 58.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.10, -8.83, 42.44)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.10, 43.35, 101.76°)
OKLab	oklab(49.78% -0.0289 0.0931)
OKLCH	oklch(49.78% 0.097 107.2)
XYZ	xyz(10.7223, 12.5643, 2.6192)
Luminance	0.1256 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#696616 #161969

analogous

#693C16 #696616 #436916

triadic

#696616 #166966 #661669

tetradic

#696616 #16693C #161969 #691643

square

#696616 #16693C #161969 #691643

split-complementary

#696616 #164369 #3C1669

monochromatic

#191905 #36350B #696616 #9C9721 #CEC82B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.98

#696616 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.51

#696616 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #696616

5.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##696616	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##696616	1.00	5.98	3.51	5.98
#FFFFFF	5.98	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.51	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.98	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6F6205

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#71651C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#715F57

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #696616;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(105, 102, 22);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.8% 0.097 107.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#97915a',
    500: '#696616',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #696616;
$custom-light: #97915a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#696616",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 105,
    "g": 102,
    "b": 22
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 57.831,
    "s": 65.354,
    "l": 24.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49783,
    "c": 0.09746,
    "h": 107.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.12564
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#696616

secondary

#3B3F9F

accent

#46E83F

background

#F9F8F5

surface

#F2F0E9

border

#CCCBC5

text

#0E0C04

muted

#7E7D79

Preview Lab

Preview with #696616

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

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