#5B511C#5B511C

#5B511C is a dark, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.082; OKLCH L 43.3% C 0.073 H 98.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5B511C
RGB	rgb(91, 81, 28)
HSL	hsl(50, 53%, 23%)
HSV	hsv(50, 69%, 36%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 11%, 69.2%, 64.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.38, -3.02, 31.69)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.38, 31.83, 95.45°)
OKLab	oklab(43.33% -0.0109 0.072)
OKLCH	oklch(43.33% 0.073 98.6)
XYZ	xyz(7.4667, 8.1932, 2.2865)
Luminance	0.0819 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5B511C #1C265B

analogous

#5B311C #5B511C #455B1C

triadic

#5B511C #1C5B51 #511C5B

tetradic

#5B511C #1C5B31 #1C265B #5B1C45

square

#5B511C #1C5B31 #1C265B #5B1C45

split-complementary

#5B511C #1C455B #311C5B

monochromatic

#171507 #2C270E #5B511C #8A7B2A #B9A439

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.96

#5B511C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.64

#5B511C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5B511C

7.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5B511C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5B511C	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)

#594F16

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5C521F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#624B46

Achromatopsia (no color)

#515151

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5b511c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(91, 81, 28);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.3% 0.073 98.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8c815b',
    500: '#5b511c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5b511c;
$custom-light: #8c815b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5b511c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 91,
    "g": 81,
    "b": 28
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 50.476,
    "s": 52.941,
    "l": 23.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43331,
    "c": 0.07285,
    "h": 98.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.08193
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5B511C

secondary

#424F90

accent

#62DC4B

background

#F8F7F5

surface

#F0EEE9

border

#CBC9C5

text

#0C0A04

muted

#7D7C79

Preview Lab

Preview with #5B511C

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

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