#545238#545238

#545238 is a dark, muted yellow. Relative luminance 0.082; OKLCH L 43.3% C 0.040 H 104.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#545238
RGB	rgb(84, 82, 56)
HSL	hsl(56, 20%, 27%)
HSV	hsv(56, 33%, 33%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 2.4%, 33.3%, 67.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.41, -3.89, 15.60)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.41, 16.08, 104.00°)
OKLab	oklab(43.32% -0.0099 0.039)
OKLCH	oklch(43.32% 0.04 104.2)
XYZ	xyz(7.3873, 8.2051, 4.9352)
Luminance	0.0820 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#545238 #383A54

analogous

#544438 #545238 #485438

triadic

#545238 #385452 #523854

tetradic

#545238 #385444 #383A54 #543848

square

#545238 #385444 #383A54 #543848

split-complementary

#545238 #384854 #443854

monochromatic

#12120C #2F2E20 #545238 #797650 #9C986A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.95

#545238 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.64

#545238 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #545238

7.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##545238	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##545238	1.00	7.95	2.64	7.95
#FFFFFF	7.95	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.64	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.95	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#575036

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#575239

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#584F4B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#515151

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #545238;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(84, 82, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.3% 0.040 104.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#84826e',
    500: '#545238',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #545238;
$custom-light: #84826e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#545238",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 84,
    "g": 82,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 55.714,
    "s": 20,
    "l": 27.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43317,
    "c": 0.04018,
    "h": 104.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.08205
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#545238

secondary

#646684

accent

#71BD6B

background

#F8F7F6

surface

#EFEEEC

border

#CAC9C7

text

#0B0A07

muted

#7C7C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #545238

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

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