#525D16#525D16

#525D16 is a mid, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.097; OKLCH L 45.4% C 0.094 H 118.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#525D16
RGB	rgb(82, 93, 22)
HSL	hsl(69, 62%, 23%)
HSV	hsv(69, 76%, 36%)
CMYK	cmyk(11.8%, 0%, 76.3%, 63.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.26, -14.75, 37.11)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.26, 39.93, 111.68°)
OKLab	oklab(45.41% -0.044 0.0827)
OKLCH	oklch(45.41% 0.094 118)
XYZ	xyz(7.5390, 9.6805, 2.2303)
Luminance	0.0968 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#525D16 #21165D

analogous

#5D4516 #525D16 #2E5D16

triadic

#525D16 #16525D #5D1652

tetradic

#525D16 #165D45 #21165D #5D162E

square

#525D16 #165D45 #21165D #5D162E

split-complementary

#525D16 #162E5D #45165D

monochromatic

#161906 #262C0A #525D16 #7E8E22 #A9C02D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.15

#525D16 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.94

#525D16 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #525D16

7.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##525D16	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##525D16	1.00	7.15	2.94	7.15
#FFFFFF	7.15	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.94	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.15	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#645809

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#62581C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#57584F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#585858

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #525d16;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(82, 93, 22);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.4% 0.094 118.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#858a59',
    500: '#525d16',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #525d16;
$custom-light: #858a59;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#525d16",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 82,
    "g": 93,
    "b": 22
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 69.296,
    "s": 61.739,
    "l": 22.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45411,
    "c": 0.09364,
    "h": 118
  },
  "luminance": 0.0968
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#525D16

secondary

#493B94

accent

#43E55C

background

#F8F8F5

surface

#EFF0E9

border

#CACBC5

text

#0B0B04

muted

#7C7C79

Preview Lab

Preview with #525D16

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

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