#525440#525440

#525440 is a dark, muted yellow. Relative luminance 0.085; OKLCH L 43.8% C 0.032 H 112.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#525440
RGB	rgb(82, 84, 64)
HSL	hsl(66, 14%, 29%)
HSV	hsv(66, 24%, 33%)
CMYK	cmyk(2.4%, 0%, 23.8%, 67.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.01, -4.71, 11.46)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.01, 12.39, 112.33°)
OKLab	oklab(43.81% -0.012 0.0292)
OKLCH	oklch(43.81% 0.032 112.3)
XYZ	xyz(7.5754, 8.5047, 6.0920)
Luminance	0.0851 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#525440 #424054

analogous

#544C40 #525440 #485440

triadic

#525440 #405254 #544052

tetradic

#525440 #40544C #424054 #544048

square

#525440 #40544C #424054 #544048

split-complementary

#525440 #404854 #4C4054

monochromatic

#11110D #303126 #525440 #74775A #949777

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.77

#525440 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.70

#525440 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #525440

7.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##525440	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##525440	1.00	7.77	2.70	7.77
#FFFFFF	7.77	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.70	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.77	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#57523F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#575341

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#55524F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#525252

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #525440;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(82, 84, 64);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.8% 0.032 112.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#828475',
    500: '#525440',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #525440;
$custom-light: #828475;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#525440",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 82,
    "g": 84,
    "b": 64
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 66,
    "s": 13.514,
    "l": 29.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43809,
    "c": 0.03152,
    "h": 112.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.08505
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#525440

secondary

#6F6D83

accent

#71B678

background

#F8F8F7

surface

#EFEFED

border

#CACAC8

text

#0A0A08

muted

#7C7C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #525440

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

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