#535B16#535B16

#535B16 is a dark, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.094; OKLCH L 45.0% C 0.091 H 115.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.30:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#535B16
RGB	rgb(83, 91, 22)
HSL	hsl(67, 61%, 22%)
HSV	hsv(67, 76%, 36%)
CMYK	cmyk(8.8%, 0%, 75.8%, 64.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.70, -13.16, 36.59)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.70, 38.88, 109.78°)
OKLab	oklab(44.98% -0.0396 0.0816)
OKLCH	oklch(44.98% 0.091 115.9)
XYZ	xyz(7.4534, 9.3792, 2.1766)
Luminance	0.0938 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#535B16 #1E165B

analogous

#5B4116 #535B16 #305B16

triadic

#535B16 #16535B #5B1653

tetradic

#535B16 #165B41 #1E165B #5B1630

square

#535B16 #165B41 #1E165B #5B1630

split-complementary

#535B16 #16305B #41165B

monochromatic

#161906 #262A0A #535B16 #808C22 #ADBE2E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.30

#535B16 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.88

#535B16 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #535B16

7.30:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##535B16	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##535B16	1.00	7.30	2.88	7.30
#FFFFFF	7.30	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.88	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.30	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#62560A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#61571B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#59554D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#565656

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #535b16;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 91, 22);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.0% 0.091 115.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#868958',
    500: '#535b16',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #535b16;
$custom-light: #868958;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#535b16",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 83,
    "g": 91,
    "b": 22
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 66.957,
    "s": 61.062,
    "l": 22.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44983,
    "c": 0.09067,
    "h": 115.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.09379
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#535B16

secondary

#453B92

accent

#44E456

background

#F8F8F5

surface

#F0F0E9

border

#CBCBC5

text

#0B0B04

muted

#7C7C79

Preview Lab

Preview with #535B16

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

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