#5b4e11

Color #5b4e11

A moderately saturated dark yellow.

Closest named color Dark Olive Green #556b2f · ΔE 19.8 Nearest Tailwind class lime-900 #35530e · ΔE 14.1

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Conversions

HEX

#5b4e11

RGB

rgb(91, 78, 17)

HSL

hsl(49.5, 68.5%, 21.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(49.5, 81.3%, 35.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 14.3%, 81.3%, 64.3%)

LAB

lab(33.38, -1.87, 35.71)

LCH

lch(33.38, 35.76, 93)

OKLCH

oklch(42.5%, 0.0788, 96.56)

HWB

hwb(49.5, 6.7%, 64.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#111e5b

Analogous

#5b2911

#5b4e11

#435b11

Triadic

#5b4e11

#115b4e

#4e115b

Split-complementary

#5b4e11

#11435b

#29115b

Tetradic

#5b4e11

#1e5b11

#111e5b

#4e115b

Square

#5b4e11

#115b29

#111e5b

#5b1143

Shades

Color #5b4e11 mixed toward black.

#4c410e

#3d340b

#2e2709

#1e1a06

#0f0d03

Tints

Color #5b4e11 mixed toward white.

#947f1c

#ccaf26

#dfc756

#eada8e

#f4ecc7

Tones

Color #5b4e11 mixed toward gray.

#554a17

#4f461d

#494224

#423e2a

#3c3a30

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

8.26:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.54:1

White text reads better on this background (8.26:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#56562a · ΔE 6.8

Deuteranopia

#56572e · ΔE 7.7

Tritanopia

#5a3538 · ΔE 27.8

Achromatopsia

#4e4e4e · ΔE 19.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #5b4e11;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#5b4e11]

Related colors

Gold #ffd700

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Pale Goldenrod #eee8aa

Dark Khaki #bdb76b

Frequently asked questions

#5b4e11 (#5b4e11) is rgb(91, 78, 17) in RGB.

No, #5b4e11 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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