#565640#565640

#565640 is a dark, muted yellow. Relative luminance 0.090; OKLCH L 44.7% C 0.034 H 107.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#565640
RGB	rgb(86, 86, 64)
HSL	hsl(60, 15%, 29%)
HSV	hsv(60, 26%, 34%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 0%, 25.6%, 66.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.99, -4.16, 12.86)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.99, 13.51, 107.91°)
OKLab	oklab(44.67% -0.0104 0.0326)
OKLCH	oklch(44.67% 0.034 107.7)
XYZ	xyz(8.0909, 9.0043, 6.1613)
Luminance	0.0900 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#565640 #404056

analogous

#564B40 #565640 #4B5640

triadic

#565640 #405656 #564056

tetradic

#565640 #40564B #404056 #56404B

square

#565640 #40564B #404056 #56404B

split-complementary

#565640 #404B56 #4B4056

monochromatic

#12120D #333326 #565640 #79795A #9A9A77

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.50

#565640 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.80

#565640 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #565640

7.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##565640	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##565640	1.00	7.50	2.80	7.50
#FFFFFF	7.50	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.80	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.50	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5A543F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5A5541

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#595350

Achromatopsia (no color)

#555555

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #565640;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(86, 86, 64);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.7% 0.034 107.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#868575',
    500: '#565640',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #565640;
$custom-light: #868575;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#565640",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 86,
    "g": 86,
    "b": 64
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 60,
    "s": 14.667,
    "l": 29.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44674,
    "c": 0.03418,
    "h": 107.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.09004
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#565640

secondary

#6C6C85

accent

#70B770

background

#F8F8F7

surface

#EFEFED

border

#CACAC8

text

#0B0B08

muted

#7C7C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #565640

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

Preview Lab → · Contrast checker → · Palette generator →