#535B1E#535B1E

#535B1E is a mid, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.094; OKLCH L 45.1% C 0.084 H 116.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.28:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#535B1E
RGB	rgb(83, 91, 30)
HSL	hsl(68, 50%, 24%)
HSV	hsv(68, 67%, 36%)
CMYK	cmyk(8.8%, 0%, 67%, 64.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.77, -12.60, 33.04)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.77, 35.36, 110.87°)
OKLab	oklab(45.06% -0.0372 0.0755)
OKLCH	oklch(45.06% 0.084 116.2)
XYZ	xyz(7.5429, 9.4150, 2.6480)
Luminance	0.0941 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#535B1E #261E5B

analogous

#5B441E #535B1E #345B1E

triadic

#535B1E #1E535B #5B1E53

tetradic

#535B1E #1E5B44 #261E5B #5B1E34

square

#535B1E #1E5B44 #261E5B #5B1E34

split-complementary

#535B1E #1E345B #441E5B

monochromatic

#151708 #292D0F #535B1E #7D892D #A7B73C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.28

#535B1E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.88

#535B1E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #535B1E

7.28:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##535B1E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##535B1E	1.00	7.28	2.88	7.28
#FFFFFF	7.28	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.88	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.28	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#615616

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#615722

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#58564E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#565656

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #535b1e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 91, 30);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.1% 0.084 116.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#85895d',
    500: '#535b1e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #535b1e;
$custom-light: #85895d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#535b1e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 83,
    "g": 91,
    "b": 30
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 67.869,
    "s": 50.413,
    "l": 23.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45059,
    "c": 0.08411,
    "h": 116.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.09415
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#535B1E

secondary

#4F4590

accent

#4EDA60

background

#F8F8F5

surface

#EFF0E9

border

#CACBC5

text

#0B0B04

muted

#7C7C79

Preview Lab

Preview with #535B1E

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

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