#52550C#52550C

#52550C is a dark, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.083; OKLCH L 43.3% C 0.090 H 112.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#52550C
RGB	rgb(82, 85, 12)
HSL	hsl(62, 75%, 19%)
HSV	hsv(62, 86%, 33%)
CMYK	cmyk(3.5%, 0%, 85.9%, 66.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.64, -10.74, 38.36)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.64, 39.84, 105.64°)
OKLab	oklab(43.28% -0.0338 0.0833)
OKLCH	oklch(43.28% 0.09 112.1)
XYZ	xyz(6.7948, 8.3176, 1.5953)
Luminance	0.0832 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#52550C #0F0C55

analogous

#55340C #52550C #2E550C

triadic

#52550C #0C5255 #550C52

tetradic

#52550C #0C5534 #0F0C55 #550C2E

square

#52550C #0C5534 #0F0C55 #550C2E

split-complementary

#52550C #0C2E55 #340C55

monochromatic

#1A1B04 #1E1F04 #52550C #868B14 #B9C01B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.88

#52550C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.66

#52550C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #52550C

7.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##52550C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##52550C	1.00	7.88	2.66	7.88
#FFFFFF	7.88	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.66	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.88	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5C5100

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5D5213

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#584F48

Achromatopsia (no color)

#515151

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #52550c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(82, 85, 12);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.3% 0.090 112.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#858453',
    500: '#52550c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #52550c;
$custom-light: #858453;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#52550c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 82,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 12
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 62.466,
    "s": 75.258,
    "l": 19.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43284,
    "c": 0.08995,
    "h": 112.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.08317
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#52550C

secondary

#312D90

accent

#36F23E

background

#F8F8F4

surface

#F0EFE7

border

#CBCAC3

text

#0B0A03

muted

#7C7C78

Preview Lab

Preview with #52550C

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

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