#505C12#505C12

#505C12 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	#505C12
RGB	rgb(80, 92, 18)
HSL	hsl(70, 67%, 22%)
HSV	hsv(70, 80%, 36%)
CMYK	cmyk(13%, 0%, 80.4%, 63.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.75, -15.37, 38.13)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.75, 41.11, 111.96°)
OKLab	oklab(44.95% -0.0459 0.0841)
OKLCH	oklch(44.95% 0.096 118.6)
XYZ	xyz(7.2448, 9.4035, 2.0055)
Luminance	0.0940 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#505C12 #1E125C

analogous

#5C4312 #505C12 #2B5C12

triadic

#505C12 #12505C #5C1250

tetradic

#505C12 #125C43 #1E125C #5C122B

square

#505C12 #125C43 #1E125C #5C122B

split-complementary

#505C12 #122B5C #43125C

monochromatic

#161A05 #232908 #505C12 #7D8F1C #A9C226

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.29

#505C12 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.88

#505C12 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #505C12

7.29:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##505C12	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##505C12	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)

#635603

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#615719

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#55574E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#565656

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #505c12;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(80, 92, 18);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.9% 0.096 118.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#848a57',
    500: '#505c12',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #505c12;
$custom-light: #848a57;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#505c12",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 80,
    "g": 92,
    "b": 18
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 69.73,
    "s": 67.273,
    "l": 21.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44949,
    "c": 0.09586,
    "h": 118.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.09403
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#505C12

secondary

#453594

accent

#3EEA5A

background

#F8F8F5

surface

#EFF0E9

border

#CACBC5

text

#0B0B03

muted

#7C7C78

Preview Lab

Preview with #505C12

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

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