#5D511C#5D511C

#5D511C is a dark, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.083; OKLCH L 43.5% C 0.073 H 96.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5D511C
RGB	rgb(93, 81, 28)
HSL	hsl(49, 54%, 24%)
HSV	hsv(49, 70%, 36%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 12.9%, 69.9%, 63.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.59, -2.03, 31.97)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.59, 32.04, 93.64°)
OKLab	oklab(43.55% -0.0082 0.0726)
OKLCH	oklch(43.55% 0.073 96.4)
XYZ	xyz(7.6666, 8.2962, 2.2959)
Luminance	0.0830 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5D511C #1C285D

analogous

#5D301C #5D511C #485D1C

triadic

#5D511C #1C5D51 #511C5D

tetradic

#5D511C #1C5D30 #1C285D #5D1C48

square

#5D511C #1C5D30 #1C285D #5D1C48

split-complementary

#5D511C #1C485D #301C5D

monochromatic

#181407 #2E280E #5D511C #8C7A2A #BBA338

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.90

#5D511C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.66

#5D511C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5D511C

7.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5D511C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5D511C	1.00	7.90	2.66	7.90
#FFFFFF	7.90	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.66	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.90	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#594F16

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5D531F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#654B46

Achromatopsia (no color)

#515151

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5d511c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(93, 81, 28);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.5% 0.073 96.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8d815b',
    500: '#5d511c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5d511c;
$custom-light: #8d815b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5d511c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 93,
    "g": 81,
    "b": 28
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 48.923,
    "s": 53.719,
    "l": 23.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43547,
    "c": 0.07305,
    "h": 96.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.08296
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5D511C

secondary

#425192

accent

#66DD4B

background

#F8F7F5

surface

#F0EEE9

border

#CBC9C5

text

#0C0A04

muted

#7D7C79

Preview Lab

Preview with #5D511C

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

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