#535217#535217

#535217 is a dark, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.079; OKLCH L 42.7% C 0.079 H 108.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#535217
RGB	rgb(83, 82, 23)
HSL	hsl(59, 57%, 21%)
HSV	hsv(59, 72%, 33%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 1.2%, 72.3%, 67.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.85, -7.91, 33.29)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.85, 34.22, 103.37°)
OKLab	oklab(42.7% -0.0248 0.0748)
OKLCH	oklch(42.7% 0.079 108.4)
XYZ	xyz(6.7395, 7.9357, 1.9872)
Luminance	0.0794 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#535217 #171853

analogous

#533417 #535217 #365317

triadic

#535217 #175352 #521753

tetradic

#535217 #175334 #171853 #531736

square

#535217 #175334 #171853 #531736

split-complementary

#535217 #173653 #341753

monochromatic

#181807 #23230A #535217 #838124 #B3B132

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.12

#535217 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.59

#535217 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #535217

8.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##535217	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##535217	1.00	8.12	2.59	8.12
#FFFFFF	8.12	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.59	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.12	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#594E0F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5A511B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#594C46

Achromatopsia (no color)

#505050

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #535217;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 82, 23);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.7% 0.079 108.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#868258',
    500: '#535217',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #535217;
$custom-light: #868258;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#535217",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 83,
    "g": 82,
    "b": 23
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 59,
    "s": 56.604,
    "l": 20.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.427,
    "c": 0.07881,
    "h": 108.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.07935
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#535217

secondary

#3C3D8A

accent

#4AE048

background

#F8F7F5

surface

#F0EEE9

border

#CBC9C5

text

#0B0A03

muted

#7C7C78

Preview Lab

Preview with #535217

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

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