#5E501C#5E501C

#5E501C is a dark, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.082; OKLCH L 43.4% C 0.072 H 94.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5E501C
RGB	rgb(94, 80, 28)
HSL	hsl(47, 54%, 24%)
HSV	hsv(47, 70%, 37%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 14.9%, 70.2%, 63.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.40, -0.94, 31.80)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.40, 31.81, 91.69°)
OKLab	oklab(43.42% -0.0051 0.0722)
OKLCH	oklch(43.42% 0.072 94)
XYZ	xyz(7.6947, 8.2012, 2.2761)
Luminance	0.0820 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5E501C #1C2A5E

analogous

#5E2F1C #5E501C #4B5E1C

triadic

#5E501C #1C5E50 #501C5E

tetradic

#5E501C #1C5E2F #1C2A5E #5E1C4B

square

#5E501C #1C5E2F #1C2A5E #5E1C4B

split-complementary

#5E501C #1C4B5E #2F1C5E

monochromatic

#181407 #2F280E #5E501C #8D782A #BCA038

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.95

#5E501C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.64

#5E501C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5E501C

7.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5E501C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5E501C	1.00	7.95	2.64	7.95
#FFFFFF	7.95	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.64	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.95	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#594E16

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5C531F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#664A45

Achromatopsia (no color)

#515151

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5e501c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(94, 80, 28);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.4% 0.072 94.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8e805b',
    500: '#5e501c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5e501c;
$custom-light: #8e805b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5e501c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 94,
    "g": 80,
    "b": 28
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 47.273,
    "s": 54.098,
    "l": 23.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43419,
    "c": 0.07236,
    "h": 94
  },
  "luminance": 0.08201
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5E501C

secondary

#425493

accent

#6ADD4A

background

#F8F7F5

surface

#F0EEE9

border

#CBC9C5

text

#0D0A04

muted

#7D7C79

Preview Lab

Preview with #5E501C

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

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