#538522#538522

#538522 is a mid, vivid yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.187; OKLCH L 56.1% C 0.139 H 132.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#538522
RGB	rgb(83, 133, 34)
HSL	hsl(90, 59%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(90, 74%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(37.6%, 0%, 74.4%, 47.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(50.37, -33.55, 45.37)
CIE-LCH	lch(50.37, 56.43, 126.49°)
OKLab	oklab(56.09% -0.0944 0.102)
OKLCH	oklch(56.09% 0.139 132.8)
XYZ	xyz(12.2434, 18.7290, 4.4830)
Luminance	0.1873 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow-green

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#538522 #542285

analogous

#848522 #538522 #228523

triadic

#538522 #225385 #852253

tetradic

#538522 #228485 #542285 #852322

square

#538522 #228485 #542285 #852322

split-complementary

#538522 #232285 #852284

monochromatic

#162409 #355416 #538522 #71B62E #90D24F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.42

#538522 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.75

#538522 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #538522

4.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##538522	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##538522	1.00	4.42	4.75	4.75
#FFFFFF	4.42	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.75	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.75	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8B7A10

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#84762B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#547F72

Achromatopsia (no color)

#787878

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #538522;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 133, 34);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.1% 0.139 132.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#88a964',
    500: '#538522',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #538522;
$custom-light: #88a964;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#538522",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 83,
    "g": 133,
    "b": 34
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 90.303,
    "s": 59.281,
    "l": 32.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56086,
    "c": 0.13899,
    "h": 132.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.1873
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#538522

secondary

#824DB6

accent

#45E295

background

#F8FAF6

surface

#F0F4EB

border

#CBCEC6

text

#0C1006

muted

#7D7F7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #538522

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

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