#565638#565638

#565638 is a dark, muted yellow. Relative luminance 0.089; OKLCH L 44.5% C 0.046 H 108.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.54:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#565638
RGB	rgb(86, 86, 56)
HSL	hsl(60, 21%, 28%)
HSV	hsv(60, 35%, 34%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 0%, 34.9%, 66.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.83, -5.39, 17.52)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.83, 18.33, 107.09°)
OKLab	oklab(44.49% -0.0142 0.0435)
OKLCH	oklch(44.49% 0.046 108.1)
XYZ	xyz(7.8794, 8.9197, 5.0472)
Luminance	0.0892 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#565638 #383856

analogous

#564738 #565638 #475638

triadic

#565638 #385656 #563856

tetradic

#565638 #385647 #383856 #563847

square

#565638 #385647 #383856 #563847

split-complementary

#565638 #384756 #473856

monochromatic

#13130C #313120 #565638 #7B7B50 #9E9E6A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.54

#565638 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.78

#565638 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #565638

7.54:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##565638	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##565638	1.00	7.54	2.78	7.54
#FFFFFF	7.54	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.78	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.54	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5B5436

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5B5539

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#5A524E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#545454

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #565638;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(86, 86, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.5% 0.046 108.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#86856f',
    500: '#565638',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #565638;
$custom-light: #86856f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#565638",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 86,
    "g": 86,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 60,
    "s": 21.127,
    "l": 27.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44491,
    "c": 0.04572,
    "h": 108.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.0892
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#565638

secondary

#646486

accent

#6ABE6A

background

#F8F8F6

surface

#EFEFEC

border

#CACAC7

text

#0B0B07

muted

#7C7C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #565638

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

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