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#686018 Color

#686018 is rgb(104, 96, 24) in RGB, hsl(54, 63%, 25%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 8%, 77%, 59%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Antique Bronze (#665D1E), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.93. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#686018
HEX#686018
RGBrgb(104, 96, 24)
HSLhsl(54, 63%, 25%)
HSVhsv(54, 77%, 41%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 8%, 77%, 59%)
OKLCHoklch(48.3% 0.09 102.8)
LABlab(40.44% -3.23 39.62)
LCHlch(40.44% 39.76 94.67)

What #686018 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #686018, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every yellow in the library.

#686018 Channel Values

How #686018 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 104 · G 96 · B 248-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 54° · S 63% · L 25%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 54° · S 77% · V 41%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 8% · Y 77% · K 59%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance6.41:1 vs white · 3.27:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #686018 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text6.41:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.27:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #686018

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #686018; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #686018

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

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How #686018 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#686018
Protanopia#616118
Protanomaly#646118
Deuteranopia#636317
Deuteranomaly#656217
Tritanopia#6D5A5A
Tritanomaly#6B5D48
Achromatopsia#5F5F5F

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #686018 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-686018: #686018;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #686018;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-686018': '#686018' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.408, green: 0.376, blue: 0.094)
Android XML<color name="color_686018">#686018</color>
SVG fillfill="#686018"

More Yellow Colors

#686018 sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#686018 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #686018?

#686018 is a dark yellow — rgb(104, 96, 24) in RGB and hsl(54, 63%, 25%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Antique Bronze (#665D1E), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.93.

What is the RGB value of #686018?

#686018 is rgb(104, 96, 24) — red 104, green 96, and blue 24 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #686018?

#686018 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 8%, 77%, 59%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #686018 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #686018 scores 6.41:1 against white and 3.27:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #686018 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #686018 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is darkolivegreen (#556B2F) at a CIE76 distance of 16.24, which is visibly different.

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