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#565015 color: Scorzonera Brown

#565015 is rgb(86, 80, 21) in RGB and oklch(42.488% 0.07779 103.443) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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54°
100%

42.5%
0.078
103°
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Coffee
  • lime-900
  • Black 66%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
8.22:1Readable · AA
Lc -93
Black text
2.55:1Hard to read
Lc 16

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About #565015

#565015 is a soft dark yellow color. In OKLCH it has 42.5% lightness, 0.078 chroma and a hue of 103°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 8.22:1 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: #565015 mixed with white

  1. 565015
  2. 65602e
  3. 757145
  4. 85815b
  5. 959271
  6. a6a488
  7. b7b59f
  8. c9c7b6
  9. dbdace
  10. edece6

Darker: #565015 mixed with black

  1. 565015
  2. 4a4411
  3. 3e390c
  4. 322e08
  5. 272405
  6. 1c1a03
  7. 121002
  8. 080701
  9. 020200
  10. 000000

Calmer: #565015 with less saturation

  1. 565015
  2. 55501e
  3. 545025
  4. 53502b
  5. 535031
  6. 525037
  7. 514f3c
  8. 504f41
  9. 504f45
  10. 4f4f4a

Questions about #565015

What color is #565015?

#565015 is soft dark yellow. The closest named color is Scorzonera Brown. In RGB it is rgb(86, 80, 21), in HSL hsl(54.46, 60.75%, 20.98%) and in OKLCH oklch(42.488% 0.07779 103.443).

What colors go well with #565015?

The complementary color of #565015 is #494877. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #684716 and #3d5729. The triadic partners are #05576d and #6c3c59.

Is white or black text more readable on #565015?

White text reads better on #565015: white gives a contrast ratio of 8.22:1 and black gives 2.55:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #565015 a warm or cool color?

#565015 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 103 degrees, its lightness 42.5% and its chroma 0.078.