#5B6511#5B6511

#5B6511 is a mid, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.116; OKLCH L 48.2% C 0.103 H 116.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.34:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5B6511
RGB	rgb(91, 101, 17)
HSL	hsl(67, 71%, 23%)
HSV	hsv(67, 83%, 40%)
CMYK	cmyk(9.9%, 0%, 83.2%, 60.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.53, -15.17, 42.29)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.53, 44.93, 109.74°)
OKLab	oklab(48.21% -0.0462 0.0923)
OKLCH	oklch(48.21% 0.103 116.6)
XYZ	xyz(9.0695, 11.5721, 2.2861)
Luminance	0.1157 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5B6511 #1B1165

analogous

#654511 #5B6511 #316511

triadic

#5B6511 #115B65 #65115B

tetradic

#5B6511 #116545 #1B1165 #651131

square

#5B6511 #116545 #1B1165 #651131

split-complementary

#5B6511 #113165 #451165

monochromatic

#181A04 #2C3108 #5B6511 #8A991A #B9CE23

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.34

#5B6511 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.31

#5B6511 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5B6511

6.34:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5B6511	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5B6511	1.00	6.34	3.31	6.34
#FFFFFF	6.34	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.31	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.34	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6D5F00

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6C6019

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#615F56

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5b6511;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(91, 101, 17);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.2% 0.103 116.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8c9058',
    500: '#5b6511',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5b6511;
$custom-light: #8c9058;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5b6511",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 91,
    "g": 101,
    "b": 17
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 67.143,
    "s": 71.186,
    "l": 23.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48212,
    "c": 0.10323,
    "h": 116.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.11572
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5B6511

secondary

#41359D

accent

#3AEE4F

background

#F8F8F5

surface

#F0F0E9

border

#CBCBC5

text

#0C0C04

muted

#7D7D79

Preview Lab

Preview with #5B6511

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

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