#5b501f

Color #5b501f

A moderately saturated dark yellow.

Closest named color Dark Olive Green #556b2f · ΔE 18.53 Nearest Tailwind class olive-600 #5b5b4b · ΔE 11.9

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Conversions

HEX

#5b501f

RGB

rgb(91, 80, 31)

HSL

hsl(49, 49.2%, 23.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(49, 65.9%, 35.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 12.1%, 65.9%, 64.3%)

LAB

lab(34.11, -2.19, 29.85)

LCH

lch(34.11, 29.93, 94.2)

OKLCH

oklch(43.1%, 0.0691, 96.73)

HWB

hwb(49, 12.2%, 64.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#1f2a5b

Analogous

#5b321f

#5b501f

#485b1f

Triadic

#5b501f

#1f5b50

#501f5b

Split-complementary

#5b501f

#1f485b

#321f5b

Tetradic

#5b501f

#2a5b1f

#1f2a5b

#501f5b

Square

#5b501f

#1f5b32

#1f2a5b

#5b1f48

Shades

Color #5b501f mixed toward black.

#4c431a

#3d3515

#2d280f

#1e1b0a

#0f0d05

Tints

Color #5b501f mixed toward white.

#8b7a2f

#bba540

#cebc6e

#ded29e

#efe9cf

Tones

Color #5b501f mixed toward gray.

#564d24

#514a29

#4c462e

#474333

#424038

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

8.04:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.61:1

White text reads better on this background (8.04:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#565630 · ΔE 5.8

Deuteranopia

#575833 · ΔE 6.5

Tritanopia

#5a3a3c · ΔE 25.6

Achromatopsia

#505050 · ΔE 17.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #5b501f;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#5b501f]

Related colors

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Gold #ffd700

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Pale Goldenrod #eee8aa

Goldenrod #daa520

Frequently asked questions

#5b501f (#5b501f) is rgb(91, 80, 31) in RGB.

No, #5b501f is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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