#5A6512#5A6512

#5A6512 is a mid, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.115; OKLCH L 48.1% C 0.103 H 117.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.35:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5A6512
RGB	rgb(90, 101, 18)
HSL	hsl(68, 70%, 23%)
HSV	hsv(68, 82%, 40%)
CMYK	cmyk(10.9%, 0%, 82.2%, 60.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.45, -15.60, 41.85)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.45, 44.67, 110.44°)
OKLab	oklab(48.13% -0.0472 0.0917)
OKLCH	oklch(48.13% 0.103 117.2)
XYZ	xyz(8.9795, 11.5248, 2.3236)
Luminance	0.1153 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5A6512 #1D1265

analogous

#654612 #5A6512 #306512

triadic

#5A6512 #125A65 #65125A

tetradic

#5A6512 #126546 #1D1265 #651230

square

#5A6512 #126546 #1D1265 #651230

split-complementary

#5A6512 #123065 #461265

monochromatic

#171A05 #2C3109 #5A6512 #88991B #B7CD25

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.35

#5A6512 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.31

#5A6512 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5A6512

6.35:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5A6512	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5A6512	1.00	6.35	3.31	6.35
#FFFFFF	6.35	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.31	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.35	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6C5F00

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6B601A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#605F56

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5a6512;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(90, 101, 18);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.1% 0.103 117.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8b9058',
    500: '#5a6512',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5a6512;
$custom-light: #8b9058;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5a6512",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 90,
    "g": 101,
    "b": 18
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 67.952,
    "s": 69.748,
    "l": 23.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48131,
    "c": 0.10308,
    "h": 117.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.11525
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5A6512

secondary

#44369D

accent

#3BED53

background

#F8F8F5

surface

#F0F0E9

border

#CBCBC5

text

#0C0C04

muted

#7D7D79

Preview Lab

Preview with #5A6512

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

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