#525516#525516

#525516 is a dark, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.083; OKLCH L 43.4% C 0.083 H 112.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.87:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#525516
RGB	rgb(82, 85, 22)
HSL	hsl(63, 59%, 21%)
HSV	hsv(63, 74%, 33%)
CMYK	cmyk(3.5%, 0%, 74.1%, 66.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.70, -10.22, 34.57)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.70, 36.05, 106.47°)
OKLab	oklab(43.36% -0.0314 0.0773)
OKLCH	oklch(43.36% 0.083 112.1)
XYZ	xyz(6.8732, 8.3489, 2.0083)
Luminance	0.0835 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#525516 #191655

analogous

#553816 #525516 #325516

triadic

#525516 #165255 #551652

tetradic

#525516 #165538 #191655 #551632

square

#525516 #165538 #191655 #551632

split-complementary

#525516 #163255 #381655

monochromatic

#171806 #232409 #525516 #818623 #B0B62F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.87

#525516 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.67

#525516 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #525516

7.87:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##525516	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##525516	1.00	7.87	2.67	7.87
#FFFFFF	7.87	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.67	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.87	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5C510C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5C521B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#584F48

Achromatopsia (no color)

#525252

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #525516;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(82, 85, 22);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.4% 0.083 112.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#858458',
    500: '#525516',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #525516;
$custom-light: #858458;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#525516",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 82,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 22
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 62.857,
    "s": 58.879,
    "l": 20.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43355,
    "c": 0.08345,
    "h": 112.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.08349
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#525516

secondary

#3E3A8C

accent

#46E24D

background

#F8F8F5

surface

#EFEFE9

border

#CACAC5

text

#0B0A03

muted

#7C7C78

Preview Lab

Preview with #525516

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

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