#525B16#525B16

#525B16 is a dark, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.093; OKLCH L 44.9% C 0.091 H 116.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.33:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#525B16
RGB	rgb(82, 91, 22)
HSL	hsl(68, 61%, 22%)
HSV	hsv(68, 76%, 36%)
CMYK	cmyk(9.9%, 0%, 75.8%, 64.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.62, -13.64, 36.48)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.62, 38.94, 110.50°)
OKLab	oklab(44.89% -0.0409 0.0814)
OKLCH	oklch(44.89% 0.091 116.7)
XYZ	xyz(7.3658, 9.3340, 2.1725)
Luminance	0.0933 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#525B16 #1F165B

analogous

#5B4216 #525B16 #305B16

triadic

#525B16 #16525B #5B1652

tetradic

#525B16 #165B42 #1F165B #5B1630

square

#525B16 #165B42 #1F165B #5B1630

split-complementary

#525B16 #16305B #42165B

monochromatic

#161906 #262A0A #525B16 #7E8C22 #ABBE2E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.33

#525B16 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.87

#525B16 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #525B16

7.33:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##525B16	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##525B16	1.00	7.33	2.87	7.33
#FFFFFF	7.33	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.87	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.33	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#62560A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#61571B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#58554D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#565656

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #525b16;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(82, 91, 22);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.9% 0.091 116.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#858958',
    500: '#525b16',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #525b16;
$custom-light: #858958;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#525b16",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 82,
    "g": 91,
    "b": 22
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 67.826,
    "s": 61.062,
    "l": 22.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44894,
    "c": 0.09104,
    "h": 116.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.09334
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#525B16

secondary

#463B92

accent

#44E459

background

#F8F8F5

surface

#EFF0E9

border

#CACBC5

text

#0B0B04

muted

#7C7C79

Preview Lab

Preview with #525B16

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

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