#5B6611#5B6611

#5B6611 is a mid, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.118; OKLCH L 48.5% C 0.104 H 117.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5B6611
RGB	rgb(91, 102, 17)
HSL	hsl(68, 71%, 23%)
HSV	hsv(68, 83%, 40%)
CMYK	cmyk(10.8%, 0%, 83.3%, 60%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.84, -15.72, 42.57)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.84, 45.38, 110.27°)
OKLab	oklab(48.47% -0.0477 0.093)
OKLCH	oklch(48.47% 0.104 117.1)
XYZ	xyz(9.1672, 11.7675, 2.3186)
Luminance	0.1177 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5B6611 #1C1166

analogous

#664611 #5B6611 #306611

triadic

#5B6611 #115B66 #66115B

tetradic

#5B6611 #116646 #1C1166 #661130

square

#5B6611 #116646 #1C1166 #661130

split-complementary

#5B6611 #113066 #461166

monochromatic

#171A04 #2C3208 #5B6611 #8A9A1A #B9CF22

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.26

#5B6611 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.35

#5B6611 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5B6611

6.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5B6611	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5B6611	1.00	6.26	3.35	6.26
#FFFFFF	6.26	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.35	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.26	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6E6000

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6D6119

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#616056

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5b6611;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(91, 102, 17);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.5% 0.104 117.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8c9158',
    500: '#5b6611',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5b6611;
$custom-light: #8c9158;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5b6611",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 91,
    "g": 102,
    "b": 17
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 67.765,
    "s": 71.429,
    "l": 23.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48467,
    "c": 0.10446,
    "h": 117.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.11767
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5B6611

secondary

#42359E

accent

#3AEE51

background

#F8F8F5

surface

#F0F0E9

border

#CBCBC5

text

#0C0C04

muted

#7D7D79

Preview Lab

Preview with #5B6611

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

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