#538016#538016

#538016 is a mid, vivid yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.173; OKLCH L 54.7% C 0.139 H 130.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#538016
RGB	rgb(83, 128, 22)
HSL	hsl(85, 71%, 29%)
HSV	hsv(85, 83%, 50%)
CMYK	cmyk(35.2%, 0%, 82.8%, 49.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.68, -31.98, 47.91)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.68, 57.60, 123.73°)
OKLab	oklab(54.68% -0.0911 0.1054)
OKLCH	oklch(54.68% 0.139 130.8)
XYZ	xyz(11.4312, 17.3348, 3.5026)
Luminance	0.1734 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow-green

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#538016 #431680

analogous

#807816 #538016 #1E8016

triadic

#538016 #165380 #801653

tetradic

#538016 #168078 #431680 #80161E

square

#538016 #168078 #431680 #80161E

split-complementary

#538016 #161E80 #781680

monochromatic

#111A04 #314C0D #538016 #75B41F #95DC34

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.70

#538016 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.47

#538016 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #538016

4.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##538016	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##538016	1.00	4.70	4.47	4.70
#FFFFFF	4.70	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.47	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.70	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#867600

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#807222

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#557A6D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#747474

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #538016;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 128, 22);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.7% 0.139 130.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#88a55e',
    500: '#538016',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #538016;
$custom-light: #88a55e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#538016",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 83,
    "g": 128,
    "b": 22
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 85.472,
    "s": 70.667,
    "l": 29.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54684,
    "c": 0.13927,
    "h": 130.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.17335
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#538016

secondary

#703DB5

accent

#3AED86

background

#F8FAF5

surface

#F0F4E9

border

#CBCEC5

text

#0C0F05

muted

#7D7F79

Preview Lab

Preview with #538016

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

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