#5B5F12#5B5F12

#5B5F12 is a mid, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.105; OKLCH L 46.7% C 0.096 H 112.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5B5F12
RGB	rgb(91, 95, 18)
HSL	hsl(63, 68%, 22%)
HSV	hsv(63, 81%, 37%)
CMYK	cmyk(4.2%, 0%, 81.1%, 62.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.64, -11.79, 40.23)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.64, 41.92, 106.34°)
OKLab	oklab(46.7% -0.0367 0.0882)
OKLCH	oklch(46.7% 0.096 112.6)
XYZ	xyz(8.5161, 10.4524, 2.1411)
Luminance	0.1045 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5B5F12 #16125F

analogous

#5F3D12 #5B5F12 #355F12

triadic

#5B5F12 #125B5F #5F125B

tetradic

#5B5F12 #125F3D #16125F #5F1235

square

#5B5F12 #125F3D #16125F #5F1235

split-complementary

#5B5F12 #12355F #3D125F

monochromatic

#191A05 #2A2C08 #5B5F12 #8C921C #BEC625

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.80

#5B5F12 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.09

#5B5F12 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5B5F12

6.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5B5F12	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5B5F12	1.00	6.80	3.09	6.80
#FFFFFF	6.80	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.09	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.80	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#675A01

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#675C19

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#625951

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5b5f12;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(91, 95, 18);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.7% 0.096 112.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8c8c57',
    500: '#5b5f12',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5b5f12;
$custom-light: #8c8c57;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5b5f12",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 91,
    "g": 95,
    "b": 18
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 63.117,
    "s": 68.142,
    "l": 22.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46701,
    "c": 0.0955,
    "h": 112.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.10452
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5B5F12

secondary

#3B3697

accent

#3DEB46

background

#F8F8F5

surface

#F0F0E9

border

#CBCBC5

text

#0C0C03

muted

#7D7D78

Preview Lab

Preview with #5B5F12

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

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