#696B16#696B16

#696B16 is a mid, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.136; OKLCH L 51.0% C 0.103 H 110.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#696B16
RGB	rgb(105, 107, 22)
HSL	hsl(61, 66%, 25%)
HSV	hsv(61, 79%, 42%)
CMYK	cmyk(1.9%, 0%, 79.4%, 58%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.62, -11.64, 43.84)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.62, 45.36, 104.87°)
OKLab	oklab(51% -0.0367 0.0961)
OKLCH	oklch(51% 0.103 110.9)
XYZ	xyz(11.2286, 13.5769, 2.7880)
Luminance	0.1358 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#696B16 #18166B

analogous

#6B4316 #696B16 #3E6B16

triadic

#696B16 #16696B #6B1669

tetradic

#696B16 #166B43 #18166B #6B163E

square

#696B16 #166B43 #18166B #6B163E

split-complementary

#696B16 #163E6B #43166B

monochromatic

#191905 #37380C #696B16 #9B9E20 #CDD12B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.65

#696B16 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.72

#696B16 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #696B16

5.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##696B16	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##696B16	1.00	5.65	3.72	5.65
#FFFFFF	5.65	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.72	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.65	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#746603

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#75681D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#71645B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #696b16;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(105, 107, 22);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.0% 0.103 110.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#97955b',
    500: '#696b16',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #696b16;
$custom-light: #97955b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#696b16",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 105,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 22
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 61.412,
    "s": 65.891,
    "l": 25.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50997,
    "c": 0.10286,
    "h": 110.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.13577
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#696B16

secondary

#3E3BA1

accent

#3FE943

background

#F9F9F5

surface

#F2F1E9

border

#CCCBC5

text

#0E0D04

muted

#7E7E79

Preview Lab

Preview with #696B16

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

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