#505236#505236

#505236 is a dark, muted yellow. Relative luminance 0.080; OKLCH L 42.9% C 0.043 H 111.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#505236
RGB	rgb(80, 82, 54)
HSL	hsl(64, 21%, 27%)
HSV	hsv(64, 34%, 32%)
CMYK	cmyk(2.4%, 0%, 34.1%, 67.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.00, -6.00, 16.21)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.00, 17.29, 110.32°)
OKLab	oklab(42.89% -0.0159 0.0403)
OKLCH	oklch(42.89% 0.043 111.5)
XYZ	xyz(6.9914, 8.0065, 4.6664)
Luminance	0.0801 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#505236 #383652

analogous

#524636 #505236 #425236

triadic

#505236 #365052 #523650

tetradic

#505236 #365246 #383652 #523642

square

#505236 #365246 #383652 #523642

split-complementary

#505236 #364252 #463652

monochromatic

#12120C #2C2D1E #505236 #74774E #979B67

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.07

#505236 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.60

#505236 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #505236

8.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##505236	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##505236	1.00	8.07	2.60	8.07
#FFFFFF	8.07	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.60	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.07	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#564F34

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#565037

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#544F4B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#505050

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #505236;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(80, 82, 54);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.9% 0.043 111.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#81826d',
    500: '#505236',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #505236;
$custom-light: #81826d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#505236",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 80,
    "g": 82,
    "b": 54
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 64.286,
    "s": 20.588,
    "l": 26.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42888,
    "c": 0.04338,
    "h": 111.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.08006
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#505236

secondary

#646182

accent

#6BBD71

background

#F7F7F6

surface

#EEEEEB

border

#C9C9C6

text

#0A0A07

muted

#7C7C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #505236

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

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