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#52500a color: Scorzonera Brown

#52500a is rgb(82, 80, 10) in RGB and oklch(42.001% 0.08539 107.814) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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58°
100%

42%
0.085
108°
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Vivid
  • Deep
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Coffee
  • lime-900
  • Black 68%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
8.36:1Readable · AA
Lc -93
Black text
2.51:1Hard to read
Lc 15

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About #52500a

#52500a is a deep dark yellow color. In OKLCH it has 42% lightness, 0.085 chroma and a hue of 108°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 8.36:1 contrast and black text 2.51:1, 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: #52500a mixed with white

  1. 52500a
  2. 616028
  3. 717140
  4. 828157
  5. 92936e
  6. a4a485
  7. b5b69d
  8. c7c8b5
  9. dadacd
  10. ecece6

Darker: #52500a mixed with black

  1. 52500a
  2. 464407
  3. 3b3905
  4. 2f2e03
  5. 252402
  6. 1a1a01
  7. 111001
  8. 080700
  9. 020200
  10. 000000

Calmer: #52500a with less saturation

  1. 52500a
  2. 515017
  3. 515020
  4. 505027
  5. 504f2d
  6. 4f4f33
  7. 4f4f39
  8. 4e4e3e
  9. 4e4e43
  10. 4d4d48

Questions about #52500a

What color is #52500a?

#52500a is deep dark yellow. The closest named color is Scorzonera Brown. In RGB it is rgb(82, 80, 10), in HSL hsl(58.33, 78.26%, 18.04%) and in OKLCH oklch(42.001% 0.08539 107.814).

What colors go well with #52500a?

The complementary color of #52500a is #4b4579. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #664604 and #355827. The triadic partners are #005571 and #6e3855.

Is white or black text more readable on #52500a?

White text reads better on #52500a: white gives a contrast ratio of 8.36:1 and black gives 2.51:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #52500a a warm or cool color?

#52500a is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 108 degrees, its lightness 42% and its chroma 0.085.