#696C16#696C16

#696C16 is a mid, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.138; OKLCH L 51.2% C 0.104 H 111.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#696C16
RGB	rgb(105, 108, 22)
HSL	hsl(62, 66%, 25%)
HSV	hsv(62, 80%, 42%)
CMYK	cmyk(2.8%, 0%, 79.6%, 57.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.93, -12.20, 44.13)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.93, 45.78, 105.45°)
OKLab	oklab(51.24% -0.0383 0.0967)
OKLCH	oklch(51.24% 0.104 111.6)
XYZ	xyz(11.3335, 13.7866, 2.8230)
Luminance	0.1379 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#696C16 #19166C

analogous

#6C4416 #696C16 #3E6C16

triadic

#696C16 #16696C #6C1669

tetradic

#696C16 #166C44 #19166C #6C163E

square

#696C16 #166C44 #19166C #6C163E

split-complementary

#696C16 #163E6C #44166C

monochromatic

#191905 #38390C #696C16 #9A9F20 #CCD22B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.59

#696C16 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.76

#696C16 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #696C16

5.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##696C16	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##696C16	1.00	5.59	3.76	5.59
#FFFFFF	5.59	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.76	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.59	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#756702

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#75691D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#71655C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #696c16;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(105, 108, 22);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.2% 0.104 111.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#97955b',
    500: '#696c16',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #696c16;
$custom-light: #97955b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#696c16",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 105,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 22
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 62.093,
    "s": 66.154,
    "l": 25.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51242,
    "c": 0.10398,
    "h": 111.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.13786
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#696C16

secondary

#3F3CA2

accent

#3FE945

background

#F9F9F5

surface

#F2F1E9

border

#CCCBC5

text

#0E0D04

muted

#7E7E79

Preview Lab

Preview with #696C16

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

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