#5B6512#5B6512

#5B6512 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 6.33:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5B6512
RGB	rgb(91, 101, 18)
HSL	hsl(67, 70%, 23%)
HSV	hsv(67, 82%, 40%)
CMYK	cmyk(9.9%, 0%, 82.2%, 60.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.53, -15.13, 41.96)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.53, 44.60, 109.83°)
OKLab	oklab(48.22% -0.0459 0.0918)
OKLCH	oklch(48.22% 0.103 116.6)
XYZ	xyz(9.0775, 11.5753, 2.3282)
Luminance	0.1158 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5B6512 #1C1265

analogous

#654512 #5B6512 #316512

triadic

#5B6512 #125B65 #65125B

tetradic

#5B6512 #126545 #1C1265 #651231

square

#5B6512 #126545 #1C1265 #651231

split-complementary

#5B6512 #123165 #451265

monochromatic

#171A05 #2C3109 #5B6512 #8A991B #B9CD25

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.33

#5B6512 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.32

#5B6512 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5B6512

6.33:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5B6512	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5B6512	1.00	6.33	3.32	6.33
#FFFFFF	6.33	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.32	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.33	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6D5F00

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6C601A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#615F56

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5b6512;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(91, 101, 18);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.2% 0.103 116.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8c9058',
    500: '#5b6512',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5b6512;
$custom-light: #8c9058;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5b6512",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 91,
    "g": 101,
    "b": 18
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 67.229,
    "s": 69.748,
    "l": 23.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48218,
    "c": 0.10269,
    "h": 116.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.11575
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5B6512

secondary

#42369D

accent

#3BED51

background

#F8F8F5

surface

#F0F0E9

border

#CBCBC5

text

#0C0C04

muted

#7D7D79

Preview Lab

Preview with #5B6512

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

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