#565238#565238

#565238 is a dark, muted yellow. Relative luminance 0.083; OKLCH L 43.5% C 0.040 H 100.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#565238
RGB	rgb(86, 82, 56)
HSL	hsl(52, 21%, 28%)
HSV	hsv(52, 35%, 34%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 4.7%, 34.9%, 66.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.60, -2.98, 15.89)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.60, 16.16, 100.62°)
OKLab	oklab(43.52% -0.0073 0.0396)
OKLCH	oklch(43.52% 0.04 100.5)
XYZ	xyz(7.5689, 8.2987, 4.9437)
Luminance	0.0830 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#565238 #383C56

analogous

#564338 #565238 #4B5638

triadic

#565238 #385652 #523856

tetradic

#565238 #385643 #383C56 #56384B

square

#565238 #385643 #383C56 #56384B

split-complementary

#565238 #384B56 #433856

monochromatic

#13120C #312F20 #565238 #7B7550 #9E976A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.90

#565238 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.66

#565238 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #565238

7.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##565238	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##565238	1.00	7.90	2.66	7.90
#FFFFFF	7.90	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.66	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.90	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#575036

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#585239

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#5A4E4B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#515151

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #565238;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(86, 82, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.5% 0.040 100.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#86826f',
    500: '#565238',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #565238;
$custom-light: #86826f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#565238",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 86,
    "g": 82,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 52,
    "s": 21.127,
    "l": 27.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43515,
    "c": 0.04029,
    "h": 100.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.08299
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#565238

secondary

#646886

accent

#75BE6A

background

#F8F7F6

surface

#EFEEEC

border

#CAC9C7

text

#0B0A07

muted

#7C7C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #565238

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

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