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#524a08 color: Scorzonera Brown

#524a08 is rgb(82, 74, 8) in RGB and oklch(40.485% 0.08044 101.824) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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54°
100%

40.5%
0.080
102°
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Taupe
  • lime-900
  • Black 68%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
8.97:1Readable · AA
Lc -95
Black text
2.34:1Hard to read
Lc 14

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About #524a08

#524a08 is a soft dark yellow color. In OKLCH it has 40.5% lightness, 0.08 chroma and a hue of 102°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 8.97:1 contrast and black text 2.34:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Scorzonera Brown (#544e03). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is lime-900.

More yellow colors

Lighter: #524a08 mixed with white

  1. 524a08
  2. 615b27
  3. 716c3e
  4. 827d56
  5. 938e6d
  6. a4a084
  7. b5b39c
  8. c7c5b4
  9. dad8cc
  10. ecece6

Darker: #524a08 mixed with black

  1. 524a08
  2. 463f06
  3. 3b3504
  4. 2f2a03
  5. 252002
  6. 1a1701
  7. 110e01
  8. 080600
  9. 020200
  10. 000000

Calmer: #524a08 with less saturation

  1. 524a08
  2. 514a14
  3. 504a1d
  4. 4f4a24
  5. 4e4a2b
  6. 4d4a30
  7. 4c4a36
  8. 4b4a3b
  9. 4b4940
  10. 4a4944

Questions about #524a08

What color is #524a08?

#524a08 is soft dark yellow. The closest named color is Scorzonera Brown. In RGB it is rgb(82, 74, 8), in HSL hsl(53.51, 82.22%, 17.65%) and in OKLCH oklch(40.485% 0.08044 101.824).

What colors go well with #524a08?

The complementary color of #524a08 is #424373. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #63410b and #385221. The triadic partners are #005268 and #663655.

Is white or black text more readable on #524a08?

White text reads better on #524a08: white gives a contrast ratio of 8.97:1 and black gives 2.34:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #524a08 a warm or cool color?

#524a08 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 102 degrees, its lightness 40.5% and its chroma 0.08.