#505E1B#505E1B

#505E1B is a mid, moderate yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.098; OKLCH L 45.5% C 0.092 H 120.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#505E1B
RGB	rgb(80, 94, 27)
HSL	hsl(73, 55%, 24%)
HSV	hsv(73, 71%, 37%)
CMYK	cmyk(14.9%, 0%, 71.3%, 63.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.46, -15.90, 35.10)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.46, 38.53, 114.37°)
OKLab	oklab(45.54% -0.0465 0.0794)
OKLCH	oklch(45.54% 0.092 120.4)
XYZ	xyz(7.5089, 9.7900, 2.5308)
Luminance	0.0979 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow-green

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#505E1B #291B5E

analogous

#5E4A1B #505E1B #2E5E1B

triadic

#505E1B #1B505E #5E1B50

tetradic

#505E1B #1B5E4A #291B5E #5E1B2E

square

#505E1B #1B5E4A #291B5E #5E1B2E

split-complementary

#505E1B #1B2E5E #4A1B5E

monochromatic

#141807 #282E0D #505E1B #788E29 #A1BD36

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.10

#505E1B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.96

#505E1B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #505E1B

7.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##505E1B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##505E1B	1.00	7.10	2.96	7.10
#FFFFFF	7.10	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.96	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.10	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#645812

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#625820

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#555950

Achromatopsia (no color)

#585858

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #505e1b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(80, 94, 27);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.5% 0.092 120.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#838b5c',
    500: '#505e1b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #505e1b;
$custom-light: #838b5c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#505e1b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 80,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 27
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 72.537,
    "s": 55.372,
    "l": 23.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45544,
    "c": 0.09201,
    "h": 120.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.0979
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#505E1B

secondary

#524194

accent

#49DF68

background

#F8F8F5

surface

#EFF0E9

border

#CACBC5

text

#0B0C04

muted

#7C7D79

Preview Lab

Preview with #505E1B

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

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