#5E591D#5E591D

#5E591D is a mid, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.096; OKLCH L 45.6% C 0.080 H 104.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.19:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5E591D
RGB	rgb(94, 89, 29)
HSL	hsl(55, 53%, 24%)
HSV	hsv(55, 69%, 37%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 5.3%, 69.1%, 63.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.14, -6.24, 34.21)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.14, 34.78, 100.34°)
OKLab	oklab(45.6% -0.0201 0.0775)
OKLCH	oklch(45.6% 0.08 104.6)
XYZ	xyz(8.4106, 9.6135, 2.5747)
Luminance	0.0961 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5E591D #1D225E

analogous

#5E391D #5E591D #435E1D

triadic

#5E591D #1D5E59 #591D5E

tetradic

#5E591D #1D5E39 #1D225E #5E1D43

square

#5E591D #1D5E39 #1D225E #5E1D43

split-complementary

#5E591D #1D435E #391D5E

monochromatic

#171607 #2F2D0F #5E591D #8D852B #BCB23A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.19

#5E591D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.92

#5E591D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5E591D

7.19:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5E591D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5E591D	1.00	7.19	2.92	7.19
#FFFFFF	7.19	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.92	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.19	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#615615

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#635921

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#65534D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#575757

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5e591d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(94, 89, 29);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.6% 0.080 104.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8e875c',
    500: '#5e591d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5e591d;
$custom-light: #8e875c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5e591d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 94,
    "g": 89,
    "b": 29
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 55.385,
    "s": 52.846,
    "l": 24.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45595,
    "c": 0.08004,
    "h": 104.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.09613
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5E591D

secondary

#444A93

accent

#57DC4C

background

#F8F8F5

surface

#F0EFE9

border

#CBCAC5

text

#0C0B04

muted

#7D7C79

Preview Lab

Preview with #5E591D

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

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