#5E6211#5E6211

#5E6211 is a mid, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.112; OKLCH L 47.7% C 0.099 H 112.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5E6211
RGB	rgb(94, 98, 17)
HSL	hsl(63, 70%, 23%)
HSV	hsv(63, 83%, 38%)
CMYK	cmyk(4.1%, 0%, 82.7%, 61.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.84, -12.08, 41.76)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.84, 43.48, 106.13°)
OKLab	oklab(47.73% -0.0378 0.0911)
OKLCH	oklch(47.73% 0.099 112.5)
XYZ	xyz(9.0853, 11.1557, 2.2049)
Luminance	0.1116 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5E6211 #151162

analogous

#623E11 #5E6211 #356211

triadic

#5E6211 #115E62 #62115E

tetradic

#5E6211 #11623E #151162 #621135

square

#5E6211 #11623E #151162 #621135

split-complementary

#5E6211 #113562 #3E1162

monochromatic

#191A05 #2C2E08 #5E6211 #90961A #C2CA23

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.50

#5E6211 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.23

#5E6211 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5E6211

6.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5E6211	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5E6211	1.00	6.50	3.23	6.50
#FFFFFF	6.50	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.23	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.50	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6A5D00

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6A5F18

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#655B53

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5e6211;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(94, 98, 17);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.7% 0.099 112.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8f8e57',
    500: '#5e6211',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5e6211;
$custom-light: #8f8e57;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5e6211",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 94,
    "g": 98,
    "b": 17
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 62.963,
    "s": 70.435,
    "l": 22.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47725,
    "c": 0.09863,
    "h": 112.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.11156
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5E6211

secondary

#39349A

accent

#3BED43

background

#F9F8F5

surface

#F1F0E9

border

#CBCBC5

text

#0D0C03

muted

#7E7D78

Preview Lab

Preview with #5E6211

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

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