#505C11#505C11

#505C11 is a dark, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.094; OKLCH L 44.9% C 0.096 H 118.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.29:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#505C11
RGB	rgb(80, 92, 17)
HSL	hsl(70, 69%, 21%)
HSV	hsv(70, 82%, 36%)
CMYK	cmyk(13%, 0%, 81.5%, 63.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.74, -15.42, 38.49)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.74, 41.47, 111.84°)
OKLab	oklab(44.94% -0.0462 0.0847)
OKLCH	oklch(44.94% 0.096 118.6)
XYZ	xyz(7.2368, 9.4003, 1.9634)
Luminance	0.0940 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#505C11 #1D115C

analogous

#5C4311 #505C11 #2B5C11

triadic

#505C11 #11505C #5C1150

tetradic

#505C11 #115C43 #1D115C #5C112B

square

#505C11 #115C43 #1D115C #5C112B

split-complementary

#505C11 #112B5C #43115C

monochromatic

#161A05 #232807 #505C11 #7D901B #AAC324

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.29

#505C11 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.88

#505C11 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #505C11

7.29:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##505C11	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##505C11	1.00	7.29	2.88	7.29
#FFFFFF	7.29	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.88	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.29	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#635601

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#615718

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#55564E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#565656

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #505c11;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(80, 92, 17);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.9% 0.096 118.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#848a56',
    500: '#505c11',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #505c11;
$custom-light: #848a56;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#505c11",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 80,
    "g": 92,
    "b": 17
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 69.6,
    "s": 68.807,
    "l": 21.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44942,
    "c": 0.09648,
    "h": 118.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.094
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#505C11

secondary

#443495

accent

#3CEC58

background

#F8F8F5

surface

#EFF0E9

border

#CACBC5

text

#0B0B03

muted

#7C7C78

Preview Lab

Preview with #505C11

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

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