#5B6612#5B6612

#5B6612 is a mid, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.118; OKLCH L 48.5% C 0.104 H 117.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5B6612
RGB	rgb(91, 102, 18)
HSL	hsl(68, 70%, 24%)
HSV	hsv(68, 82%, 40%)
CMYK	cmyk(10.8%, 0%, 82.4%, 60%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.85, -15.67, 42.25)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.85, 45.06, 110.36°)
OKLab	oklab(48.47% -0.0474 0.0925)
OKLCH	oklch(48.47% 0.104 117.2)
XYZ	xyz(9.1752, 11.7707, 2.3608)
Luminance	0.1177 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5B6612 #1D1266

analogous

#664712 #5B6612 #316612

triadic

#5B6612 #125B66 #66125B

tetradic

#5B6612 #126647 #1D1266 #661231

square

#5B6612 #126647 #1D1266 #661231

split-complementary

#5B6612 #123166 #471266

monochromatic

#171A05 #2D3209 #5B6612 #899A1B #B8CE24

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.26

#5B6612 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.35

#5B6612 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5B6612

6.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5B6612	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5B6612	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)

#6C611A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#616057

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5b6612;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(91, 102, 18);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.5% 0.104 117.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8c9158',
    500: '#5b6612',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5b6612;
$custom-light: #8c9158;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5b6612",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 91,
    "g": 102,
    "b": 18
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 67.857,
    "s": 70,
    "l": 23.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48473,
    "c": 0.10392,
    "h": 117.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.11771
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5B6612

secondary

#44369E

accent

#3BED52

background

#F8F8F5

surface

#F0F0E9

border

#CBCBC5

text

#0C0C04

muted

#7D7D79

Preview Lab

Preview with #5B6612

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

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