#505C16#505C16

#505C16 is a dark, moderate yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.094; OKLCH L 45.0% C 0.093 H 118.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.28:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#505C16
RGB	rgb(80, 92, 22)
HSL	hsl(70, 61%, 22%)
HSV	hsv(70, 76%, 36%)
CMYK	cmyk(13%, 0%, 76.1%, 63.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.78, -15.14, 36.58)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.78, 39.59, 112.48°)
OKLab	oklab(44.98% -0.0449 0.0816)
OKLCH	oklch(44.98% 0.093 118.8)
XYZ	xyz(7.2804, 9.4177, 2.1932)
Luminance	0.0942 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow-green

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Perceptual scales

Shades

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#505C16 #22165C

analogous

#5C4516 #505C16 #2D5C16

triadic

#505C16 #16505C #5C1650

tetradic

#505C16 #165C45 #22165C #5C162D

square

#505C16 #165C45 #22165C #5C162D

split-complementary

#505C16 #162D5C #45165C

monochromatic

#151906 #252B0A #505C16 #7B8D22 #A6BF2E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.28

#505C16 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.88

#505C16 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #505C16

7.28:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##505C16	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##505C16	1.00	7.28	2.88	7.28
#FFFFFF	7.28	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.88	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.28	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#62560A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#61571C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#55574E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#565656

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #505c16;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(80, 92, 22);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.0% 0.093 118.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#838a59',
    500: '#505c16',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #505c16;
$custom-light: #838a59;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#505c16",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 80,
    "g": 92,
    "b": 22
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 70.286,
    "s": 61.404,
    "l": 22.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44979,
    "c": 0.09316,
    "h": 118.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.09418
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#505C16

secondary

#4A3B93

accent

#43E55F

background

#F8F8F5

surface

#EFF0E9

border

#CACBC5

text

#0B0B04

muted

#7C7C79

Preview Lab

Preview with #505C16

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

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