#696716#696716

#696716 is a mid, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.128; OKLCH L 50.0% C 0.099 H 108.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#696716
RGB	rgb(105, 103, 22)
HSL	hsl(59, 65%, 25%)
HSV	hsv(59, 79%, 41%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 1.9%, 79%, 58.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.40, -9.40, 42.72)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.40, 43.74, 102.41°)
OKLab	oklab(50.03% -0.0305 0.0937)
OKLCH	oklch(50.03% 0.099 108)
XYZ	xyz(10.8212, 12.7620, 2.6522)
Luminance	0.1276 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#696716 #161869

analogous

#693D16 #696716 #426916

triadic

#696716 #166967 #671669

tetradic

#696716 #16693D #161869 #691642

square

#696716 #16693D #161869 #691642

split-complementary

#696716 #164269 #3D1669

monochromatic

#191905 #36350B #696716 #9C9921 #CECA2B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.91

#696716 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.55

#696716 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #696716

5.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##696716	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##696716	1.00	5.91	3.55	5.91
#FFFFFF	5.91	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.55	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.91	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#706304

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#72651C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#716058

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #696716;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(105, 103, 22);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.0% 0.099 108.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#97925b',
    500: '#696716',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #696716;
$custom-light: #97925b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#696716",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 105,
    "g": 103,
    "b": 22
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 58.554,
    "s": 65.354,
    "l": 24.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50025,
    "c": 0.09852,
    "h": 108
  },
  "luminance": 0.12762
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#696716

secondary

#3B3E9F

accent

#44E83F

background

#F9F8F5

surface

#F2F0E9

border

#CCCBC5

text

#0E0C04

muted

#7E7D79

Preview Lab

Preview with #696716

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

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