#535B11#535B11

#535B11 is a dark, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.094; OKLCH L 44.9% C 0.094 H 115.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.31:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#535B11
RGB	rgb(83, 91, 17)
HSL	hsl(66, 69%, 21%)
HSV	hsv(66, 81%, 36%)
CMYK	cmyk(8.8%, 0%, 81.3%, 64.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.67, -13.44, 38.51)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.67, 40.79, 109.23°)
OKLab	oklab(44.95% -0.0409 0.0846)
OKLCH	oklch(44.95% 0.094 115.8)
XYZ	xyz(7.4097, 9.3618, 1.9469)
Luminance	0.0936 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#535B11 #19115B

analogous

#5B3E11 #535B11 #2E5B11

triadic

#535B11 #11535B #5B1153

tetradic

#535B11 #115B3E #19115B #5B112E

square

#535B11 #115B3E #19115B #5B112E

split-complementary

#535B11 #112E5B #3E115B

monochromatic

#181A05 #242707 #535B11 #828F1B #B1C224

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.31

#535B11 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.87

#535B11 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #535B11

7.31:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##535B11	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##535B11	1.00	7.31	2.87	7.31
#FFFFFF	7.31	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.87	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.31	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#625602

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#615718

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#59554D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#565656

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #535b11;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 91, 17);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.9% 0.094 115.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#868956',
    500: '#535b11',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #535b11;
$custom-light: #868956;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#535b11",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 83,
    "g": 91,
    "b": 17
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 66.486,
    "s": 68.519,
    "l": 21.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44947,
    "c": 0.094,
    "h": 115.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.09362
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#535B11

secondary

#3E3494

accent

#3CEB4F

background

#F8F8F5

surface

#F0F0E9

border

#CBCBC5

text

#0B0B03

muted

#7C7C78

Preview Lab

Preview with #535B11

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

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