#5B5315#5B5315
#5B5315 is a dark, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.085; OKLCH L 43.7% C 0.081 H 101.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #5B5315 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(91, 83, 21) |
| HSL | hsl(53, 63%, 22%) |
| HSV | hsv(53, 77%, 36%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 8.8%, 76.9%, 64.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(34.93, -4.67, 35.53) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(34.93, 35.83, 97.49°) |
| OKLab | oklab(43.75% -0.0164 0.0788) |
| OKLCH | oklch(43.75% 0.081 101.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(7.5433, 8.4651, 1.9459) |
| Luminance | 0.0847 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Green Brown
#544E03
ΔE00 2.53
Olive Brown
#645403
ΔE00 3.93
Greenish Brown
#696112
ΔE00 5.45
Greeny Brown
#696006
ΔE00 5.74
Mud
#735C12
ΔE00 7.02
Mud Brown
#60460F
ΔE00 8.25
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#5B5315 #151D5B
analogous
#5B3015 #5B5315 #405B15
triadic
#5B5315 #155B53 #53155B
tetradic
#5B5315 #155B30 #151D5B #5B1540
square
#5B5315 #155B30 #151D5B #5B1540
split-complementary
#5B5315 #15405B #30155B
monochromatic
#191706 #29260A #5B5315 #8D8020 #BEAE2C
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.80
#5B5315 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.69
#5B5315 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #5B5315
7.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##5B5315 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##5B5315 | 1.00 | 7.80 | 2.69 | 7.80 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.80 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.69 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.80 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#5B500B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5E5419
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#624D47
Achromatopsia (no color)
#525252
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #5b5315; /* rgb */ color: rgb(91, 83, 21); /* oklch */ color: oklch(43.7% 0.081 101.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8c8357',
500: '#5b5315',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #5b5315; $custom-light: #8c8357; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#5b5315",
"rgb": {
"r": 91,
"g": 83,
"b": 21
},
"hsl": {
"h": 53.143,
"s": 62.5,
"l": 21.961
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.43749,
"c": 0.08052,
"h": 101.8
},
"luminance": 0.08465
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#5B5315
secondary
#394492
accent
#55E642
background
#F8F7F5
surface
#F0EEE9
border
#CBC9C5
text
#0C0A03
muted
#7D7C78