#565440#565440

#565440 is a dark, muted yellow. Relative luminance 0.087; OKLCH L 44.2% C 0.031 H 102.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#565440
RGB	rgb(86, 84, 64)
HSL	hsl(55, 15%, 29%)
HSV	hsv(55, 26%, 34%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 2.3%, 25.6%, 66.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.38, -2.95, 12.02)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.38, 12.38, 103.78°)
OKLab	oklab(44.19% -0.0069 0.0305)
OKLCH	oklch(44.19% 0.031 102.8)
XYZ	xyz(7.9335, 8.6894, 6.1088)
Luminance	0.0869 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#565440 #404256

analogous

#564940 #565440 #4D5640

triadic

#565440 #405654 #544056

tetradic

#565440 #405649 #404256 #56404D

square

#565440 #405649 #404256 #56404D

split-complementary

#565440 #404D56 #494056

monochromatic

#12110D #333226 #565440 #79765A #9A9677

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.67

#565440 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.74

#565440 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #565440

7.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##565440	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##565440	1.00	7.67	2.74	7.67
#FFFFFF	7.67	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.74	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.67	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#58533F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#595441

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#59514F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#535353

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #565440;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(86, 84, 64);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.2% 0.031 102.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#868475',
    500: '#565440',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #565440;
$custom-light: #868475;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#565440",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 86,
    "g": 84,
    "b": 64
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 54.545,
    "s": 14.667,
    "l": 29.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44188,
    "c": 0.03131,
    "h": 102.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.08689
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#565440

secondary

#6C6F85

accent

#77B770

background

#F8F8F7

surface

#EFEFED

border

#CACAC8

text

#0B0A08

muted

#7C7C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #565440

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

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