#5E5211#5E5211
#5E5211 is a dark, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.085; OKLCH L 43.8% C 0.082 H 98.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #5E5211 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(94, 82, 17) |
| HSL | hsl(51, 69%, 22%) |
| HSV | hsv(51, 82%, 37%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 12.8%, 81.9%, 63.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(34.91, -2.78, 37.26) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(34.91, 37.37, 94.26°) |
| OKLab | oklab(43.8% -0.0117 0.0815) |
| OKLCH | oklch(43.8% 0.082 98.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(7.7350, 8.4551, 1.7548) |
| Luminance | 0.0846 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Olive Brown
#645403
ΔE00 2.56
Green Brown
#544E03
ΔE00 3.00
Greenish Brown
#696112
ΔE00 5.58
Greeny Brown
#696006
ΔE00 5.66
Mud
#735C12
ΔE00 5.86
Mud Brown
#60460F
ΔE00 6.95
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#5E5211 #111D5E
analogous
#5E2C11 #5E5211 #445E11
triadic
#5E5211 #115E52 #52115E
tetradic
#5E5211 #115E2C #111D5E #5E1144
square
#5E5211 #115E2C #111D5E #5E1144
split-complementary
#5E5211 #11445E #2C115E
monochromatic
#1A1705 #2A2508 #5E5211 #927F1A #C6AC24
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.80
#5E5211 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.69
#5E5211 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #5E5211
7.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##5E5211 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##5E5211 | 1.00 | 7.80 | 2.69 | 7.80 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.80 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.69 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.80 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#5B5005
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5E5415
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#664B46
Achromatopsia (no color)
#525252
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #5e5211; /* rgb */ color: rgb(94, 82, 17); /* oklch */ color: oklch(43.8% 0.082 98.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8f8255',
500: '#5e5211',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #5e5211; $custom-light: #8f8255; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#5e5211",
"rgb": {
"r": 94,
"g": 82,
"b": 17
},
"hsl": {
"h": 50.649,
"s": 69.369,
"l": 21.765
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.43798,
"c": 0.08234,
"h": 98.2
},
"luminance": 0.08455
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#5E5211
secondary
#344497
accent
#57EC3C
background
#F9F7F5
surface
#F1EEE9
border
#CBC9C5
text
#0D0A03
muted
#7E7C78