#505D16#505D16

#505D16 is a mid, moderate yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.096; OKLCH L 45.2% C 0.094 H 119.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#505D16
RGB	rgb(80, 93, 22)
HSL	hsl(71, 62%, 23%)
HSV	hsv(71, 76%, 36%)
CMYK	cmyk(14%, 0%, 76.3%, 63.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.10, -15.69, 36.90)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.10, 40.09, 113.04°)
OKLab	oklab(45.24% -0.0464 0.0823)
OKLCH	oklch(45.24% 0.094 119.4)
XYZ	xyz(7.3676, 9.5921, 2.2222)
Luminance	0.0959 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow-green

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#505D16 #23165D

analogous

#5D4716 #505D16 #2C5D16

triadic

#505D16 #16505D #5D1650

tetradic

#505D16 #165D47 #23165D #5D162C

square

#505D16 #165D47 #23165D #5D162C

split-complementary

#505D16 #162C5D #47165D

monochromatic

#151906 #252C0A #505D16 #7B8E22 #A5C02D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.20

#505D16 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.92

#505D16 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #505D16

7.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##505D16	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##505D16	1.00	7.20	2.92	7.20
#FFFFFF	7.20	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.92	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.20	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#635709

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#62581C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#55584F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#575757

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #505d16;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(80, 93, 22);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.2% 0.094 119.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#838a59',
    500: '#505d16',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #505d16;
$custom-light: #838a59;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#505d16",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 80,
    "g": 93,
    "b": 22
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 70.986,
    "s": 61.739,
    "l": 22.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45239,
    "c": 0.09449,
    "h": 119.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.09592
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#505D16

secondary

#4B3B94

accent

#43E561

background

#F8F8F5

surface

#EFF0E9

border

#CACBC5

text

#0B0B04

muted

#7C7C79

Preview Lab

Preview with #505D16

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

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