#5E501B#5E501B

#5E501B is a dark, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.082; OKLCH L 43.4% C 0.073 H 94.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5E501B
RGB	rgb(94, 80, 27)
HSL	hsl(47, 55%, 24%)
HSV	hsv(47, 71%, 37%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 14.9%, 71.3%, 63.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.39, -1.00, 32.29)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.39, 32.30, 91.78°)
OKLab	oklab(43.41% -0.0054 0.073)
OKLCH	oklch(43.41% 0.073 94.3)
XYZ	xyz(7.6830, 8.1965, 2.2141)
Luminance	0.0820 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5E501B #1B295E

analogous

#5E2E1B #5E501B #4A5E1B

triadic

#5E501B #1B5E50 #501B5E

tetradic

#5E501B #1B5E2E #1B295E #5E1B4A

square

#5E501B #1B5E2E #1B295E #5E1B4A

split-complementary

#5E501B #1B4A5E #2E1B5E

monochromatic

#181407 #2E280D #5E501B #8E7829 #BDA136

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.96

#5E501B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.64

#5E501B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5E501B

7.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5E501B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5E501B	1.00	7.96	2.64	7.96
#FFFFFF	7.96	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.64	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.96	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#594E14

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5C531E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#664945

Achromatopsia (no color)

#515151

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5e501b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(94, 80, 27);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.4% 0.073 94.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8e805a',
    500: '#5e501b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5e501b;
$custom-light: #8e805a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5e501b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 94,
    "g": 80,
    "b": 27
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 47.463,
    "s": 55.372,
    "l": 23.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43408,
    "c": 0.07324,
    "h": 94.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.08196
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5E501B

secondary

#415294

accent

#68DF49

background

#F8F7F5

surface

#F0EEE9

border

#CBC9C5

text

#0D0A04

muted

#7D7C79

Preview Lab

Preview with #5E501B

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

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