What color is #534C20?

#534C20 is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Reptile Revenge. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #534C20?

The RGB value is 83, 76, 32: 83 red, 76 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #534C20?

The complementary color is #202753, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #534C20?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.42:1 and white text 8.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#534C20 color

#534C20 rgb(83, 76, 32)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #534C20 is a dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.5% red, 29.8% green and 12.5% blue (83, 76, 32).

Its hue angle is 52°, with 44% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 61% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Reptile Revenge (#5E582B), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.67:1).

#534C20 color codes

HEX	`#534C20`
RGB	`rgb(83, 76, 32)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.5%, 29.8%, 12.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(52, 44%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(52, 61%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 61%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.06, -3.61, 26.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.06, 27.02, 97.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.413, 7.112, 2.401)`
Decimal	`5458976`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #534C20, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #534C20	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#534C20 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #534C20 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #534c20; }
.text { color: #534c20; }
.border { border: 2px solid #534c20; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(83 76 32 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #534c20, #415320); }

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Questions

What color is #534C20?: #534C20 is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Reptile Revenge. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #534C20?: The RGB value is 83, 76, 32: 83 red, 76 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #534C20?: The complementary color is #202753, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #534C20?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.42:1 and white text 8.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.