#5E6511#5E6511

#5E6511 is a mid, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.117; OKLCH L 48.5% C 0.102 H 114.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.28:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5E6511
RGB	rgb(94, 101, 17)
HSL	hsl(65, 71%, 23%)
HSV	hsv(65, 83%, 40%)
CMYK	cmyk(6.9%, 0%, 83.2%, 60.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.78, -13.75, 42.61)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.78, 44.77, 107.89°)
OKLab	oklab(48.48% -0.0424 0.0929)
OKLCH	oklch(48.48% 0.102 114.5)
XYZ	xyz(9.3712, 11.7277, 2.3002)
Luminance	0.1173 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5E6511 #181165

analogous

#654211 #5E6511 #346511

triadic

#5E6511 #115E65 #65115E

tetradic

#5E6511 #116542 #181165 #651134

square

#5E6511 #116542 #181165 #651134

split-complementary

#5E6511 #113465 #421165

monochromatic

#181A04 #2D3108 #5E6511 #8F991A #C0CE23

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.28

#5E6511 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.35

#5E6511 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5E6511

6.28:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5E6511	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5E6511	1.00	6.28	3.35	6.28
#FFFFFF	6.28	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.35	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.28	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6D5F00

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6D6119

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#655F56

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5e6511;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(94, 101, 17);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.5% 0.102 114.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8f9058',
    500: '#5e6511',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5e6511;
$custom-light: #8f9058;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5e6511",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 94,
    "g": 101,
    "b": 17
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 65,
    "s": 71.186,
    "l": 23.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48478,
    "c": 0.10212,
    "h": 114.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.11728
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5E6511

secondary

#3D359D

accent

#3AEE49

background

#F9F8F5

surface

#F1F0E9

border

#CBCBC5

text

#0D0C04

muted

#7E7D79

Preview Lab

Preview with #5E6511

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

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