Palettes / Colors / #686331

#686331 — Muted Yellow

#686331 is a yellow color we call Muted Yellow, closest to the named color DarkOliveGreen (#556B2F). It belongs to the yellow family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkolivegreen (#556B2F) — not an exact match. CSS darkolivegreen gives you #556B2F, a different color; use #686331 when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#686331 is a warm yellow color associated with optimism, attention and cheer. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #313668; it also sits naturally between #684831 and #516831. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 41% · Green 39% · Blue 19%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 5% · Yellow 53% · Key 59%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #686331

.text { color: #686331; }
.background { background-color: #686331; }
.border { border: 3px solid #686331; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(104, 99, 49); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(55, 36%, 30%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #686331; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(104, 99, 49, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #686331; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(104, 99, 49, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#686331">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#686331">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #313668:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #686331: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #686331

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #686331 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #686331 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #686330  ·  #686332 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #686331?

#686331 is Muted Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 104, 99, 49). Its closest standard named color is DarkOliveGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #686331?

#686331 is RGB 104, 99, 49 — HSL 55°, 36%, 30% — CMYK 0%, 5%, 53%, 59%.

What colors go with #686331?

Its complement is #313668; analogous partners are #684831 and #516831. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #686331 for text?

White text on #686331 has a contrast ratio of 6.14:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.42:1.