#505E16#505E16

#505E16 is a mid, moderate yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.098; OKLCH L 45.5% C 0.096 H 120.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#505E16
RGB	rgb(80, 94, 22)
HSL	hsl(72, 62%, 23%)
HSV	hsv(72, 77%, 37%)
CMYK	cmyk(14.9%, 0%, 76.6%, 63.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.42, -16.24, 37.21)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.42, 40.60, 113.58°)
OKLab	oklab(45.5% -0.048 0.083)
OKLCH	oklch(45.5% 0.096 120)
XYZ	xyz(7.4559, 9.7688, 2.2517)
Luminance	0.0977 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow-green

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#505E16 #24165E

analogous

#5E4816 #505E16 #2C5E16

triadic

#505E16 #16505E #5E1650

tetradic

#505E16 #165E48 #24165E #5E162C

square

#505E16 #165E48 #24165E #5E162C

split-complementary

#505E16 #162C5E #48165E

monochromatic

#151906 #262C0A #505E16 #7A9022 #A4C12D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.11

#505E16 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.95

#505E16 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #505E16

7.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##505E16	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##505E16	1.00	7.11	2.95	7.11
#FFFFFF	7.11	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.95	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.11	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#645809

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#63581C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#555950

Achromatopsia (no color)

#585858

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #505e16;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(80, 94, 22);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.5% 0.096 120.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#838b59',
    500: '#505e16',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #505e16;
$custom-light: #838b59;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#505e16",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 80,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 22
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 71.667,
    "s": 62.069,
    "l": 22.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.455,
    "c": 0.09583,
    "h": 120
  },
  "luminance": 0.09769
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#505E16

secondary

#4C3B95

accent

#43E562

background

#F8F8F5

surface

#EFF0E9

border

#CACBC5

text

#0B0C04

muted

#7C7D79

Preview Lab

Preview with #505E16

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

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