#698600
Closest named color: Swamp Green (#748500). oklch(57.6% 0.142 123.5), rgb(105, 134, 0).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.01:1).
About this color
#698600 is a medium-dark, vivid yellow. In OKLCH its lightness is 58%, its chroma 0.142 and its hue 123°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Swamp Green (#748500), ΔE 0.015 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.01:1.
| Hue family | Yellows |
| Lightness | medium-dark (58%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.142) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Swamp Green (#748500) |
| Black text | 5.01:1 |
| White text | 4.19:1 |
Values
| HEX | #698600 |
| RGB | rgb(105, 134, 0) |
| HSL | hsl(73, 100%, 26%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(57.6% 0.142 123.5) |
Contrast
WCAG 2 contrast ratios are the conformance target: AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1. APCA Lc values are supplementary guidance from the WCAG 3 drafts.
| Pair | WCAG 2 | Result | APCA | APCA guidance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White text on #698600 | 4.19:1 | AA large text | Lc -74.2 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #698600 | 5.01:1 | AA | Lc 35.4 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #698600 text on white | 4.19:1 | AA large text | Lc 68.7 | Content text, not long reading |
| #698600 text on black | 5.01:1 | AA | Lc -33.0 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
Tints and shades
A 50–950 scale built in OKLCH: the hue is held, lightness follows a Tailwind v4-like curve, and every step is kept inside the sRGB gamut. This color sits at step 600.
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Step 50
50
#F4F6F0
oklch(97% 0.008 121.6)
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Step 100
100
#E7ECDF
oklch(93.6% 0.018 124)
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Step 200
200
#D4DDC4
oklch(88.4% 0.035 123.3)
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Step 300
300
#B8C89B
oklch(80.9% 0.063 123.7)
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Step 400
400
#94AB62
oklch(70.6% 0.102 123.3)
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Step 500
500
#7A9631
oklch(63.1% 0.131 123.5)
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Step 600
600 (this color)
#698600
oklch(57.6% 0.142 123.5)
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Step 700
700
#536B00
oklch(49% 0.121 123.6)
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Step 800
800
#445800
oklch(42.8% 0.106 123.5)
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Step 900
900
#39490B
oklch(37.8% 0.086 123.5)
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Step 950
950
#212B09
oklch(27.1% 0.055 124)
#698600 with color blindness
Simulated with the Machado et al. (2009) model. ΔE is how far the color moves: below about 0.02 you would not notice a change.
| Vision | Seen as | Shift (ΔE) |
|---|---|---|
| Protanopia (no red cones) | #8E7D00 | 0.059 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #8B7C17 | 0.059 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #6F7F71 | 0.117 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #7C7C7C | 0.143 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #698600
#698600
oklch(57.6% 0.142 123.5)
- #8B61BD
#8B61BD
oklch(57.6% 0.142 303.3)
Analogous
Neighbouring hues, 30° either side.
Split complementary
The two hues beside the complement (150° and 210°).
Triadic
Three hues spaced 120° apart.
Palettes with this color
Curated palettes that contain a color within ΔE 0.04 (OKLab) of #698600, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Swamp Green #748500 ΔE 0.015
- Mossy Green #638B27 ΔE 0.018
- Sap Green #5C8B15 ΔE 0.019
- Olive Drab #6B8E23 ΔE 0.025
- Dark Yellow Green #728F02 ΔE 0.030
- Moss Green #658B38 ΔE 0.030
- Olive Green #677A04 ΔE 0.036
- Olive #808000 ΔE 0.036
Use #698600 in your product
Turn it into light and dark UI roles checked for contrast, then export to Tailwind v4, shadcn/ui, CSS or design tokens.