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#686016 color: Greenish Brown

#686016 is rgb(104, 96, 22) in RGB and oklch(48.241% 0.09159 102.955) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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54°
100%

48.2%
0.092
103°
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Vivid
  • Deep
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Coffee
  • lime-800
  • Black 59%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.42:1Readable · AA
Lc -87
Black text
3.27:1Hard to read
Lc 22

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About #686016

#686016 is a deep dark yellow color. In OKLCH it has 48.2% lightness, 0.092 chroma and a hue of 103°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.42:1 contrast and black text 3.27:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Greenish Brown (#696112). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is lime-800.

More yellow colors

Lighter: #686016 mixed with white

  1. 686016
  2. 766f32
  3. 847e49
  4. 928d60
  5. a19d76
  6. b0ad8c
  7. bfbda2
  8. cfcdb9
  9. dfded0
  10. efeee7

Darker: #686016 mixed with black

  1. 686016
  2. 595212
  3. 4b450d
  4. 3e3809
  5. 302c06
  6. 242003
  7. 181502
  8. 0c0a01
  9. 040300
  10. 000000

Calmer: #686016 with less saturation

  1. 686016
  2. 676022
  3. 66602b
  4. 656033
  5. 64603b
  6. 636041
  7. 625f47
  8. 615f4d
  9. 605f53
  10. 5f5f59

Questions about #686016

What color is #686016?

#686016 is deep dark yellow. The closest named color is Greenish Brown. In RGB it is rgb(104, 96, 22), in HSL hsl(54.15, 65.08%, 24.71%) and in OKLCH oklch(48.241% 0.09159 102.955).

What colors go well with #686016?

The complementary color of #686016 is #575790. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #7d5518 and #496930. The triadic partners are #006984 and #81486c.

Is white or black text more readable on #686016?

White text reads better on #686016: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.42:1 and black gives 3.27:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #686016 a warm or cool color?

#686016 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 103 degrees, its lightness 48.2% and its chroma 0.092.