#535916#535916

#535916 is a dark, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.090; OKLCH L 44.5% C 0.088 H 114.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.48:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#535916
RGB	rgb(83, 89, 22)
HSL	hsl(65, 60%, 22%)
HSV	hsv(65, 75%, 35%)
CMYK	cmyk(6.7%, 0%, 75.3%, 65.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.06, -12.03, 35.96)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.06, 37.92, 108.50°)
OKLab	oklab(44.47% -0.0365 0.0802)
OKLCH	oklch(44.47% 0.088 114.5)
XYZ	xyz(7.2847, 9.0418, 2.1204)
Luminance	0.0904 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#535916 #1C1659

analogous

#593E16 #535916 #325916

triadic

#535916 #165359 #591653

tetradic

#535916 #16593E #1C1659 #591632

square

#535916 #16593E #1C1659 #591632

split-complementary

#535916 #163259 #3E1659

monochromatic

#171906 #25280A #535916 #818A22 #AFBB2E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.48

#535916 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.81

#535916 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #535916

7.48:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##535916	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##535916	1.00	7.48	2.81	7.48
#FFFFFF	7.48	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.81	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.48	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#60540B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#60551B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#59534C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#555555

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #535916;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 89, 22);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.5% 0.088 114.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#868758',
    500: '#535916',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #535916;
$custom-light: #868758;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#535916",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 83,
    "g": 89,
    "b": 22
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 65.373,
    "s": 60.36,
    "l": 21.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4447,
    "c": 0.08813,
    "h": 114.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.09042
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#535916

secondary

#423B90

accent

#44E453

background

#F8F8F5

surface

#F0EFE9

border

#CBCAC5

text

#0B0B03

muted

#7C7C78

Preview Lab

Preview with #535916

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

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