#524E42#524E42

#524E42 is a dark, near-neutral yellow. Relative luminance 0.076; OKLCH L 42.4% C 0.020 H 91.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.31:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#524E42
RGB	rgb(82, 78, 66)
HSL	hsl(45, 11%, 29%)
HSV	hsv(45, 20%, 32%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 4.9%, 19.5%, 67.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.21, -0.69, 7.71)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.21, 7.74, 95.11°)
OKLab	oklab(42.4% -0.0006 0.0199)
OKLCH	oklch(42.4% 0.02 91.7)
XYZ	xyz(7.1874, 7.6361, 6.2485)
Luminance	0.0764 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#524E42 #424652

analogous

#524642 #524E42 #4E5242

triadic

#524E42 #42524E #4E4252

tetradic

#524E42 #425246 #424652 #52424E

square

#524E42 #425246 #424652 #52424E

split-complementary

#524E42 #424E52 #464252

monochromatic

#11100E #302E27 #524E42 #746E5D #948E7A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.31

#524E42 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.53

#524E42 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #524E42

8.31:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##524E42	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##524E42	1.00	8.31	2.53	8.31
#FFFFFF	8.31	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.53	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.31	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#514D41

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#524F42

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#554C4B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4E4E4E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #524e42;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(82, 78, 66);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.4% 0.020 91.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#827f76',
    500: '#524e42',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #524e42;
$custom-light: #827f76;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#524e42",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 82,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 66
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 45,
    "s": 10.811,
    "l": 29.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42403,
    "c": 0.01989,
    "h": 91.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.07636
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#524E42

secondary

#6F7381

accent

#84B474

background

#F8F7F7

surface

#EFEEED

border

#CAC9C8

text

#0A0A08

muted

#7C7C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #524E42

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

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