#5A6511#5A6511

#5A6511 is a mid, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.115; OKLCH L 48.1% C 0.104 H 117.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.36:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5A6511
RGB	rgb(90, 101, 17)
HSL	hsl(68, 71%, 23%)
HSV	hsv(68, 83%, 40%)
CMYK	cmyk(10.9%, 0%, 83.2%, 60.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.45, -15.64, 42.18)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.45, 44.99, 110.35°)
OKLab	oklab(48.13% -0.0474 0.0922)
OKLCH	oklch(48.13% 0.104 117.2)
XYZ	xyz(8.9715, 11.5216, 2.2815)
Luminance	0.1152 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5A6511 #1C1165

analogous

#654611 #5A6511 #306511

triadic

#5A6511 #115A65 #65115A

tetradic

#5A6511 #116546 #1C1165 #651130

square

#5A6511 #116546 #1C1165 #651130

split-complementary

#5A6511 #113065 #461165

monochromatic

#171A04 #2B3108 #5A6511 #89991A #B7CE23

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.36

#5A6511 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.30

#5A6511 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5A6511

6.36:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5A6511	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5A6511	1.00	6.36	3.30	6.36
#FFFFFF	6.36	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.30	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.36	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6C5F00

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6B6019

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#605F56

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5a6511;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(90, 101, 17);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.1% 0.104 117.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8c9058',
    500: '#5a6511',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5a6511;
$custom-light: #8c9058;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5a6511",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 90,
    "g": 101,
    "b": 17
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 67.857,
    "s": 71.186,
    "l": 23.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48126,
    "c": 0.10362,
    "h": 117.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.11521
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5A6511

secondary

#42359D

accent

#3AEE51

background

#F8F8F5

surface

#F0F0E9

border

#CBCBC5

text

#0C0C04

muted

#7D7D79

Preview Lab

Preview with #5A6511

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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