#5E551D#5E551D

#5E551D is a dark, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.090; OKLCH L 44.6% C 0.076 H 100.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.52:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5E551D
RGB	rgb(94, 85, 29)
HSL	hsl(52, 53%, 24%)
HSV	hsv(52, 69%, 37%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 9.6%, 69.1%, 63.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.92, -3.87, 32.92)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.92, 33.15, 96.71°)
OKLab	oklab(44.63% -0.0134 0.0747)
OKLCH	oklch(44.63% 0.076 100.1)
XYZ	xyz(8.0867, 8.9657, 2.4668)
Luminance	0.0896 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5E551D #1D265E

analogous

#5E351D #5E551D #475E1D

triadic

#5E551D #1D5E55 #551D5E

tetradic

#5E551D #1D5E35 #1D265E #5E1D47

square

#5E551D #1D5E35 #1D265E #5E1D47

split-complementary

#5E551D #1D475E #351D5E

monochromatic

#171507 #2F2B0F #5E551D #8D7F2B #BCAA3A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.52

#5E551D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.79

#5E551D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5E551D

7.52:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5E551D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5E551D	1.00	7.52	2.79	7.52
#FFFFFF	7.52	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.79	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.52	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5D5316

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#605620

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#654F49

Achromatopsia (no color)

#545454

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5e551d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(94, 85, 29);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.6% 0.076 100.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8e845c',
    500: '#5e551d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5e551d;
$custom-light: #8e845c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5e551d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 94,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 29
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 51.692,
    "s": 52.846,
    "l": 24.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44625,
    "c": 0.07593,
    "h": 100.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.08965
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5E551D

secondary

#444F93

accent

#60DC4C

background

#F8F8F5

surface

#F0EFE9

border

#CBCAC5

text

#0D0A04

muted

#7D7C79

Preview Lab

Preview with #5E551D

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

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