#535E12#535E12

#535E12 is a mid, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.099; OKLCH L 45.7% C 0.097 H 117.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#535E12
RGB	rgb(83, 94, 18)
HSL	hsl(69, 68%, 22%)
HSV	hsv(69, 81%, 37%)
CMYK	cmyk(11.7%, 0%, 80.9%, 63.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.64, -15.06, 39.05)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.64, 41.85, 111.08°)
OKLab	oklab(45.73% -0.0453 0.086)
OKLCH	oklch(45.73% 0.097 117.8)
XYZ	xyz(7.6793, 9.8882, 2.0762)
Luminance	0.0989 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#535E12 #1D125E

analogous

#5E4312 #535E12 #2D5E12

triadic

#535E12 #12535E #5E1253

tetradic

#535E12 #125E43 #1D125E #5E122D

square

#535E12 #125E43 #1D125E #5E122D

split-complementary

#535E12 #122D5E #43125E

monochromatic

#171A05 #262B08 #535E12 #80911C #AEC526

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.05

#535E12 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.98

#535E12 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #535E12

7.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##535E12	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##535E12	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)

#655802

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#645919

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#595850

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #535e12;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 94, 18);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.7% 0.097 117.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#868b57',
    500: '#535e12',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #535e12;
$custom-light: #868b57;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#535e12",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 83,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 18
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 68.684,
    "s": 67.857,
    "l": 21.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45728,
    "c": 0.09716,
    "h": 117.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.09888
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#535E12

secondary

#443596

accent

#3DEB56

background

#F8F8F5

surface

#F0F0E9

border

#CBCBC5

text

#0B0C03

muted

#7C7D78

Preview Lab

Preview with #535E12

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

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