#5B511A#5B511A
#5B511A is a dark, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.082; OKLCH L 43.3% C 0.075 H 98.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #5B511A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(91, 81, 26) |
| HSL | hsl(51, 56%, 23%) |
| HSV | hsv(51, 71%, 36%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 11%, 71.4%, 64.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(34.36, -3.16, 32.65) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(34.36, 32.80, 95.53°) |
| OKLab | oklab(43.31% -0.0115 0.0737) |
| OKLCH | oklch(43.31% 0.075 98.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(7.4436, 8.1839, 2.1647) |
| Luminance | 0.0818 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Green Brown
#544E03
ΔE00 3.43
Olive Brown
#645403
ΔE00 4.42
Greenish Brown
#696112
ΔE00 6.59
Greeny Brown
#696006
ΔE00 6.93
Mud Brown
#60460F
ΔE00 7.14
Mud
#735C12
ΔE00 7.17
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#5B511A #1A245B
analogous
#5B301A #5B511A #445B1A
triadic
#5B511A #1A5B51 #511A5B
tetradic
#5B511A #1A5B30 #1A245B #5B1A44
square
#5B511A #1A5B30 #1A245B #5B1A44
split-complementary
#5B511A #1A445B #301A5B
monochromatic
#181507 #2B270C #5B511A #8B7B28 #BAA635
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.96
#5B511A on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.64
#5B511A on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #5B511A
7.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##5B511A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##5B511A | 1.00 | 7.96 | 2.64 | 7.96 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.96 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.64 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.96 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#594F13
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5C521D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#624B46
Achromatopsia (no color)
#515151
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #5b511a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(91, 81, 26); /* oklch */ color: oklch(43.3% 0.075 98.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8c815a',
500: '#5b511a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #5b511a; $custom-light: #8c815a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#5b511a",
"rgb": {
"r": 91,
"g": 81,
"b": 26
},
"hsl": {
"h": 50.769,
"s": 55.556,
"l": 22.941
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.4331,
"c": 0.07463,
"h": 98.9
},
"luminance": 0.08184
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#5B511A
secondary
#404C91
accent
#60DF49
background
#F8F7F5
surface
#F0EEE9
border
#CBC9C5
text
#0C0A04
muted
#7D7C79