#535E11#535E11

#535E11 is a mid, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.099; OKLCH L 45.7% C 0.098 H 117.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#535E11
RGB	rgb(83, 94, 17)
HSL	hsl(69, 69%, 22%)
HSV	hsv(69, 82%, 37%)
CMYK	cmyk(11.7%, 0%, 81.9%, 63.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.64, -15.11, 39.41)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.64, 42.20, 110.97°)
OKLab	oklab(45.72% -0.0455 0.0865)
OKLCH	oklch(45.72% 0.098 117.7)
XYZ	xyz(7.6713, 9.8850, 2.0341)
Luminance	0.0988 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#535E11 #1C115E

analogous

#5E4311 #535E11 #2D5E11

triadic

#535E11 #11535E #5E1153

tetradic

#535E11 #115E43 #1C115E #5E112D

square

#535E11 #115E43 #1C115E #5E112D

split-complementary

#535E11 #112D5E #43115E

monochromatic

#171A05 #252A08 #535E11 #81921A #AFC624

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.05

#535E11 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.98

#535E11 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #535E11

7.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##535E11	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##535E11	1.00	7.05	2.98	7.05
#FFFFFF	7.05	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.98	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.05	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#655801

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#645918

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#595850

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #535e11;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 94, 17);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.7% 0.098 117.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#868b56',
    500: '#535e11',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #535e11;
$custom-light: #868b56;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#535e11",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 83,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 17
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 68.571,
    "s": 69.369,
    "l": 21.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45721,
    "c": 0.09776,
    "h": 117.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.09885
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#535E11

secondary

#423497

accent

#3CEC55

background

#F8F8F5

surface

#F0F0E9

border

#CBCBC5

text

#0B0C03

muted

#7C7D78

Preview Lab

Preview with #535E11

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

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