#5B6811#5B6811

#5B6811 is a mid, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.122; OKLCH L 49.0% C 0.107 H 118.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5B6811
RGB	rgb(91, 104, 17)
HSL	hsl(69, 72%, 24%)
HSV	hsv(69, 84%, 41%)
CMYK	cmyk(12.5%, 0%, 83.7%, 59.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.48, -16.80, 43.14)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.48, 46.30, 111.28°)
OKLab	oklab(48.98% -0.0506 0.0942)
OKLCH	oklch(48.98% 0.107 118.3)
XYZ	xyz(9.3661, 12.1653, 2.3849)
Luminance	0.1216 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5B6811 #1E1168

analogous

#684911 #5B6811 #2F6811

triadic

#5B6811 #115B68 #68115B

tetradic

#5B6811 #116849 #1E1168 #68112F

square

#5B6811 #116849 #1E1168 #68112F

split-complementary

#5B6811 #112F68 #491168

monochromatic

#171A04 #2D3308 #5B6811 #899D1A #B7D122

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.12

#5B6811 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.43

#5B6811 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5B6811

6.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5B6811	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5B6811	1.00	6.12	3.43	6.12
#FFFFFF	6.12	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.43	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.12	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#706200

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6E621A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#616258

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5b6811;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(91, 104, 17);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.0% 0.107 118.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8c9358',
    500: '#5b6811',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5b6811;
$custom-light: #8c9358;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5b6811",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 91,
    "g": 104,
    "b": 17
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 68.966,
    "s": 71.901,
    "l": 23.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48977,
    "c": 0.10691,
    "h": 118.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.12165
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5B6811

secondary

#4535A0

accent

#39EF54

background

#F8F9F5

surface

#F0F1E9

border

#CBCBC5

text

#0C0D04

muted

#7D7E79

Preview Lab

Preview with #5B6811

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

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