#535D16#535D16

#535D16 is a mid, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.097; OKLCH L 45.5% C 0.093 H 117.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.13:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#535D16
RGB	rgb(83, 93, 22)
HSL	hsl(68, 62%, 23%)
HSV	hsv(68, 76%, 36%)
CMYK	cmyk(10.8%, 0%, 76.3%, 63.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.35, -14.28, 37.22)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.35, 39.86, 110.99°)
OKLab	oklab(45.5% -0.0427 0.0829)
OKLCH	oklch(45.5% 0.093 117.3)
XYZ	xyz(7.6266, 9.7257, 2.2344)
Luminance	0.0973 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#535D16 #20165D

analogous

#5D4416 #535D16 #2F5D16

triadic

#535D16 #16535D #5D1653

tetradic

#535D16 #165D44 #20165D #5D162F

square

#535D16 #165D44 #20165D #5D162F

split-complementary

#535D16 #162F5D #44165D

monochromatic

#161906 #272C0A #535D16 #7F8E22 #ABC02D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.13

#535D16 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.95

#535D16 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #535D16

7.13:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##535D16	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##535D16	1.00	7.13	2.95	7.13
#FFFFFF	7.13	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.95	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.13	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#645809

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#63581C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#59574F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#585858

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #535d16;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 93, 22);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.5% 0.093 117.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#868a59',
    500: '#535d16',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #535d16;
$custom-light: #868a59;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#535d16",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 83,
    "g": 93,
    "b": 22
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 68.451,
    "s": 61.739,
    "l": 22.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45498,
    "c": 0.09325,
    "h": 117.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.09726
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#535D16

secondary

#473B94

accent

#43E55A

background

#F8F8F5

surface

#F0F0E9

border

#CBCBC5

text

#0B0B04

muted

#7C7C79

Preview Lab

Preview with #535D16

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

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