#5B5017#5B5017

#5B5017 is a dark, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.080; OKLCH L 43.0% C 0.076 H 98.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5B5017
RGB	rgb(91, 80, 23)
HSL	hsl(50, 60%, 22%)
HSV	hsv(50, 75%, 36%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 12.1%, 74.7%, 64.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.03, -2.75, 33.73)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.03, 33.85, 94.66°)
OKLab	oklab(43.04% -0.0107 0.0754)
OKLCH	oklch(43.04% 0.076 98.1)
XYZ	xyz(7.3380, 8.0237, 1.9727)
Luminance	0.0802 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5B5017 #17225B

analogous

#5B2E17 #5B5017 #445B17

triadic

#5B5017 #175B50 #50175B

tetradic

#5B5017 #175B2E #17225B #5B1744

square

#5B5017 #175B2E #17225B #5B1744

split-complementary

#5B5017 #17445B #2E175B

monochromatic

#181506 #2A250B #5B5017 #8C7B23 #BDA630

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.06

#5B5017 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.60

#5B5017 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5B5017

8.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5B5017	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5B5017	1.00	8.06	2.60	8.06
#FFFFFF	8.06	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.60	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.06	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#584E0F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5B521A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#634A44

Achromatopsia (no color)

#505050

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5b5017;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(91, 80, 23);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.0% 0.076 98.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8c8058',
    500: '#5b5017',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5b5017;
$custom-light: #8c8058;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5b5017",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 91,
    "g": 80,
    "b": 23
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 50.294,
    "s": 59.649,
    "l": 22.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43039,
    "c": 0.0762,
    "h": 98.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.08023
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5B5017

secondary

#3C4A92

accent

#5FE345

background

#F8F7F5

surface

#F0EEE9

border

#CBC9C5

text

#0C0A03

muted

#7D7C78

Preview Lab

Preview with #5B5017

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

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