#535E15#535E15

#535E15 is a mid, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.099; OKLCH L 45.7% C 0.095 H 117.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#535E15
RGB	rgb(83, 94, 21)
HSL	hsl(69, 63%, 23%)
HSV	hsv(69, 78%, 37%)
CMYK	cmyk(11.7%, 0%, 77.7%, 63.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.66, -14.89, 37.93)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.66, 40.75, 111.44°)
OKLab	oklab(45.75% -0.0445 0.0842)
OKLCH	oklch(45.75% 0.095 117.9)
XYZ	xyz(7.7055, 9.8986, 2.2140)
Luminance	0.0990 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#535E15 #20155E

analogous

#5E4415 #535E15 #2F5E15

triadic

#535E15 #15535E #5E1553

tetradic

#535E15 #155E44 #20155E #5E152F

square

#535E15 #155E44 #20155E #5E152F

split-complementary

#535E15 #152F5E #44155E

monochromatic

#161906 #272C0A #535E15 #7F9020 #ABC22B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.05

#535E15 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.98

#535E15 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #535E15

7.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##535E15	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##535E15	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)

#655807

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#64591B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#585850

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #535e15;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 94, 21);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.7% 0.095 117.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#868b58',
    500: '#535e15',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #535e15;
$custom-light: #868b58;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#535e15",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 83,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 21
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 69.041,
    "s": 63.478,
    "l": 22.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45749,
    "c": 0.09523,
    "h": 117.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.09899
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#535E15

secondary

#473995

accent

#41E75A

background

#F8F8F5

surface

#F0F0E9

border

#CBCBC5

text

#0B0C04

muted

#7C7D79

Preview Lab

Preview with #535E15

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

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