#524E12#524E12

#524E12 is a dark, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.073; OKLCH L 41.5% C 0.078 H 105.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#524E12
RGB	rgb(82, 78, 18)
HSL	hsl(56, 64%, 20%)
HSV	hsv(56, 78%, 32%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 4.9%, 78%, 67.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.45, -6.34, 34.08)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.45, 34.67, 100.54°)
OKLab	oklab(41.55% -0.0209 0.0755)
OKLCH	oklch(41.55% 0.078 105.5)
XYZ	xyz(6.3135, 7.2865, 1.6460)
Luminance	0.0729 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#524E12 #121652

analogous

#522E12 #524E12 #365212

triadic

#524E12 #12524E #4E1252

tetradic

#524E12 #12522E #121652 #521236

square

#524E12 #12522E #121652 #521236

split-complementary

#524E12 #123652 #2E1252

monochromatic

#191806 #201E07 #524E12 #847E1D #B6AD28

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.55

#524E12 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.46

#524E12 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #524E12

8.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##524E12	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##524E12	1.00	8.55	2.46	8.55
#FFFFFF	8.55	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.46	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.55	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#554B08

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#574D16

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#594842

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4C4C4C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #524e12;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(82, 78, 18);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.5% 0.078 105.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#857f55',
    500: '#524e12',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #524e12;
$custom-light: #857f55;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#524e12",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 82,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 18
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 56.25,
    "s": 64,
    "l": 19.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4155,
    "c": 0.07836,
    "h": 105.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.07286
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#524E12

secondary

#353A8B

accent

#4BE741

background

#F8F7F5

surface

#EFEEE9

border

#CAC9C5

text

#0B0A03

muted

#7C7C78

Preview Lab

Preview with #524E12

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

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