#535C16#535C16

#535C16 is a mid, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.096; OKLCH L 45.2% C 0.092 H 116.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.22:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#535C16
RGB	rgb(83, 92, 22)
HSL	hsl(68, 61%, 22%)
HSV	hsv(68, 76%, 36%)
CMYK	cmyk(9.8%, 0%, 76.1%, 63.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.02, -13.72, 36.90)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.02, 39.37, 110.40°)
OKLab	oklab(45.24% -0.0412 0.0822)
OKLCH	oklch(45.24% 0.092 116.6)
XYZ	xyz(7.5394, 9.5513, 2.2053)
Luminance	0.0955 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#535C16 #1F165C

analogous

#5C4216 #535C16 #305C16

triadic

#535C16 #16535C #5C1653

tetradic

#535C16 #165C42 #1F165C #5C1630

square

#535C16 #165C42 #1F165C #5C1630

split-complementary

#535C16 #16305C #42165C

monochromatic

#161906 #262B0A #535C16 #808D22 #ACBF2E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.22

#535C16 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.91

#535C16 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #535C16

7.22:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##535C16	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##535C16	1.00	7.22	2.91	7.22
#FFFFFF	7.22	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.91	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.22	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#63570A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#62581C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#59564E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#575757

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #535c16;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 92, 22);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.2% 0.092 116.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#868a59',
    500: '#535c16',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #535c16;
$custom-light: #868a59;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#535c16",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 83,
    "g": 92,
    "b": 22
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 67.714,
    "s": 61.404,
    "l": 22.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45241,
    "c": 0.09195,
    "h": 116.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.09551
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#535C16

secondary

#463B93

accent

#43E558

background

#F8F8F5

surface

#F0F0E9

border

#CBCBC5

text

#0B0B04

muted

#7C7C79

Preview Lab

Preview with #535C16

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

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