#535E16#535E16

#535E16 is a mid, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.099; OKLCH L 45.8% C 0.095 H 117.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#535E16
RGB	rgb(83, 94, 22)
HSL	hsl(69, 62%, 23%)
HSV	hsv(69, 77%, 37%)
CMYK	cmyk(11.7%, 0%, 76.6%, 63.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.67, -14.83, 37.53)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.67, 40.36, 111.56°)
OKLab	oklab(45.76% -0.0443 0.0835)
OKLCH	oklch(45.76% 0.095 117.9)
XYZ	xyz(7.7150, 9.9024, 2.2638)
Luminance	0.0990 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#535E16 #21165E

analogous

#5E4516 #535E16 #2F5E16

triadic

#535E16 #16535E #5E1653

tetradic

#535E16 #165E45 #21165E #5E162F

square

#535E16 #165E45 #21165E #5E162F

split-complementary

#535E16 #162F5E #45165E

monochromatic

#161906 #272C0A #535E16 #7F9022 #ABC12D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.05

#535E16 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.98

#535E16 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #535E16

7.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##535E16	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##535E16	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)

#655809

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#64591C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#585850

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #535e16;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 94, 22);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.8% 0.095 117.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#868b59',
    500: '#535e16',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #535e16;
$custom-light: #868b59;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#535e16",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 83,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 22
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 69.167,
    "s": 62.069,
    "l": 22.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45757,
    "c": 0.09454,
    "h": 117.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.09902
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#535E16

secondary

#493B95

accent

#43E55B

background

#F8F8F5

surface

#F0F0E9

border

#CBCBC5

text

#0B0C04

muted

#7C7D79

Preview Lab

Preview with #535E16

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

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