#525040#525040

#525040 is a dark, muted yellow. Relative luminance 0.079; OKLCH L 42.8% C 0.025 H 101.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.14:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#525040
RGB	rgb(82, 80, 64)
HSL	hsl(53, 12%, 29%)
HSV	hsv(53, 22%, 32%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 2.4%, 22%, 67.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.78, -2.27, 9.75)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.78, 10.01, 103.13°)
OKLab	oklab(42.83% -0.0051 0.025)
OKLCH	oklch(42.83% 0.025 101.5)
XYZ	xyz(7.2737, 7.9014, 5.9914)
Luminance	0.0790 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#525040 #404252

analogous

#524740 #525040 #4B5240

triadic

#525040 #405250 #504052

tetradic

#525040 #405247 #404252 #52404B

square

#525040 #405247 #404252 #52404B

split-complementary

#525040 #404B52 #474052

monochromatic

#11110D #302E25 #525040 #74725B #959277

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.14

#525040 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.58

#525040 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #525040

8.14:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##525040	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##525040	1.00	8.14	2.58	8.14
#FFFFFF	8.14	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.58	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.14	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#534F3F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#545041

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#554E4C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4F4F4F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #525040;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(82, 80, 64);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.8% 0.025 101.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#828174',
    500: '#525040',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #525040;
$custom-light: #828174;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#525040",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 82,
    "g": 80,
    "b": 64
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 53.333,
    "s": 12.329,
    "l": 28.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42831,
    "c": 0.02547,
    "h": 101.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.07901
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#525040

secondary

#6D6F81

accent

#7AB573

background

#F8F7F7

surface

#EFEEED

border

#CAC9C8

text

#0A0A08

muted

#7C7C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #525040

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

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