#5D511D#5D511D

#5D511D is a dark, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.083; OKLCH L 43.6% C 0.072 H 96.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5D511D
RGB	rgb(93, 81, 29)
HSL	hsl(49, 52%, 24%)
HSV	hsv(49, 69%, 36%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 12.9%, 68.8%, 63.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.60, -1.96, 31.48)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.60, 31.54, 93.57°)
OKLab	oklab(43.56% -0.0078 0.0717)
OKLCH	oklch(43.56% 0.072 96.2)
XYZ	xyz(7.6787, 8.3011, 2.3600)
Luminance	0.0830 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5D511D #1D295D

analogous

#5D311D #5D511D #495D1D

triadic

#5D511D #1D5D51 #511D5D

tetradic

#5D511D #1D5D31 #1D295D #5D1D49

square

#5D511D #1D5D31 #1D295D #5D1D49

split-complementary

#5D511D #1D495D #311D5D

monochromatic

#171407 #2E280E #5D511D #8C7A2C #BAA23A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.89

#5D511D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.66

#5D511D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5D511D

7.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5D511D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5D511D	1.00	7.89	2.66	7.89
#FFFFFF	7.89	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.66	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.89	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#594F17

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5C5320

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#654B46

Achromatopsia (no color)

#515151

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5d511d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(93, 81, 29);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.6% 0.072 96.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8d815c',
    500: '#5d511d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5d511d;
$custom-light: #8d815c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5d511d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 93,
    "g": 81,
    "b": 29
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 48.75,
    "s": 52.459,
    "l": 23.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43558,
    "c": 0.07215,
    "h": 96.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.08301
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5D511D

secondary

#445292

accent

#67DC4C

background

#F8F7F5

surface

#F0EEE9

border

#CBC9C5

text

#0C0A04

muted

#7D7C79

Preview Lab

Preview with #5D511D

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

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