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#565012 color: Scorzonera Brown

#565012 is rgb(86, 80, 18) in RGB and oklch(42.464% 0.08 103.679) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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55°
100%

42.5%
0.080
104°
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Coffee
  • lime-900
  • Black 66%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
8.23:1Readable · AA
Lc -93
Black text
2.55:1Hard to read
Lc 16

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About #565012

#565012 is a soft dark yellow color. In OKLCH it has 42.5% lightness, 0.08 chroma and a hue of 104°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 8.23:1 contrast and black text 2.55:1, 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: #565012 mixed with white

  1. 565012
  2. 65602d
  3. 757144
  4. 85815a
  5. 959271
  6. a6a487
  7. b7b69e
  8. c9c8b6
  9. dbdace
  10. edece6

Darker: #565012 mixed with black

  1. 565012
  2. 4a440e
  3. 3e390a
  4. 322e07
  5. 272404
  6. 1c1a02
  7. 121001
  8. 080701
  9. 020200
  10. 000000

Calmer: #565012 with less saturation

  1. 565012
  2. 55501c
  3. 545024
  4. 53502a
  5. 535030
  6. 525036
  7. 514f3b
  8. 504f40
  9. 504f45
  10. 4f4f4a

Questions about #565012

What color is #565012?

#565012 is soft dark yellow. The closest named color is Scorzonera Brown. In RGB it is rgb(86, 80, 18), in HSL hsl(54.71, 65.38%, 20.39%) and in OKLCH oklch(42.464% 0.08 103.679).

What colors go well with #565012?

The complementary color of #565012 is #494878. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #684712 and #3c5828. The triadic partners are #00576e and #6c3b59.

Is white or black text more readable on #565012?

White text reads better on #565012: white gives a contrast ratio of 8.23:1 and black gives 2.55:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #565012 a warm or cool color?

#565012 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 104 degrees, its lightness 42.5% and its chroma 0.08.