#505239#505239

#505239 is a dark, muted yellow. Relative luminance 0.080; OKLCH L 43.0% C 0.039 H 111.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#505239
RGB	rgb(80, 82, 57)
HSL	hsl(65, 18%, 27%)
HSV	hsv(65, 30%, 32%)
CMYK	cmyk(2.4%, 0%, 30.5%, 67.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.06, -5.54, 14.45)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.06, 15.48, 110.98°)
OKLab	oklab(42.96% -0.0145 0.0363)
OKLCH	oklch(42.96% 0.039 111.7)
XYZ	xyz(7.0641, 8.0355, 5.0490)
Luminance	0.0804 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#505239 #3B3952

analogous

#524839 #505239 #445239

triadic

#505239 #395052 #523950

tetradic

#505239 #395248 #3B3952 #523944

square

#505239 #395248 #3B3952 #523944

split-complementary

#505239 #394452 #483952

monochromatic

#12120D #2D2E20 #505239 #737652 #95996C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.06

#505239 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.61

#505239 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #505239

8.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##505239	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##505239	1.00	8.06	2.61	8.06
#FFFFFF	8.06	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.61	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.06	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#565037

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#56503A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#534F4B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#505050

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #505239;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(80, 82, 57);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.0% 0.039 111.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#81826f',
    500: '#505239',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #505239;
$custom-light: #81826f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#505239",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 80,
    "g": 82,
    "b": 57
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 64.8,
    "s": 17.986,
    "l": 27.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42956,
    "c": 0.03905,
    "h": 111.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.08035
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#505239

secondary

#676582

accent

#6DBB73

background

#F7F7F6

surface

#EEEEEC

border

#C9C9C7

text

#0A0A07

muted

#7C7C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #505239

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

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