#5E5C12#5E5C12

#5E5C12 is a mid, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.101; OKLCH L 46.2% C 0.091 H 107.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5E5C12
RGB	rgb(94, 92, 18)
HSL	hsl(58, 68%, 22%)
HSV	hsv(58, 81%, 37%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 2.1%, 80.9%, 63.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.98, -8.62, 39.72)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.98, 40.65, 102.25°)
OKLab	oklab(46.24% -0.0281 0.087)
OKLCH	oklch(46.24% 0.091 107.9)
XYZ	xyz(8.5528, 10.0779, 2.0669)
Luminance	0.1008 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5E5C12 #12145E

analogous

#5E3612 #5E5C12 #3A5E12

triadic

#5E5C12 #125E5C #5C125E

tetradic

#5E5C12 #125E36 #12145E #5E123A

square

#5E5C12 #125E36 #12145E #5E123A

split-complementary

#5E5C12 #123A5E #36125E

monochromatic

#1A1905 #2B2A08 #5E5C12 #918E1C #C5C126

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.96

#5E5C12 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.02

#5E5C12 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5E5C12

6.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5E5C12	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5E5C12	1.00	6.96	3.02	6.96
#FFFFFF	6.96	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.02	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.96	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#645803

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#665B18

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#65554E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5e5c12;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(94, 92, 18);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.2% 0.091 107.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8f8957',
    500: '#5e5c12',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5e5c12;
$custom-light: #8f8957;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5e5c12",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 94,
    "g": 92,
    "b": 18
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 58.421,
    "s": 67.857,
    "l": 21.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4624,
    "c": 0.09137,
    "h": 107.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.10078
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5E5C12

secondary

#353896

accent

#42EB3D

background

#F9F8F5

surface

#F1F0E9

border

#CBCBC5

text

#0D0B03

muted

#7E7C78

Preview Lab

Preview with #5E5C12

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

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