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#525124 Color

#525124 is rgb(82, 81, 36) in RGB, hsl(59, 39%, 23%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 1%, 56%, 68%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Army Green (#4B5320), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.07. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#525124
HEX#525124
RGBrgb(82, 81, 36)
HSLhsl(59, 39%, 23%)
HSVhsv(59, 56%, 32%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 1%, 56%, 68%)
OKLCHoklch(42.5% 0.065 107.7)
LABlab(33.74% -4.81 26.22)
LCHlch(33.74% 26.66 100.40)

What #525124 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #525124, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every yellow in the library.

#525124 Channel Values

How #525124 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 82 · G 81 · B 368-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 59° · S 39% · L 23%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 59° · S 56% · V 32%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 1% · Y 56% · K 68%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance8.2:1 vs white · 2.56:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #525124 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text8.2:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.56:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #525124

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #525124; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #525124

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

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How #525124 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#525124
Protanopia#515124
Protanomaly#525124
Deuteranopia#515124
Deuteranomaly#525124
Tritanopia#564D4D
Tritanomaly#544F40
Achromatopsia#4F4F4F

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #525124 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-525124: #525124;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #525124;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-525124': '#525124' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.322, green: 0.318, blue: 0.141)
Android XML<color name="color_525124">#525124</color>
SVG fillfill="#525124"

More Yellow Colors

#525124 sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#525124 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #525124?

#525124 is a dark yellow — rgb(82, 81, 36) in RGB and hsl(59, 39%, 23%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Army Green (#4B5320), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.07.

What is the RGB value of #525124?

#525124 is rgb(82, 81, 36) — red 82, green 81, and blue 36 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #525124?

#525124 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 1%, 56%, 68%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #525124 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #525124 scores 8.2:1 against white and 2.56:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #525124 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #525124 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is darkolivegreen (#556B2F) at a CIE76 distance of 15.01, which is visibly different.

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