#5e5b47

Color #5e5b47

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark yellow.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 13.65 Nearest Tailwind class olive-600 #5b5b4b · ΔE 2.2

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Conversions

HEX

#5e5b47

RGB

rgb(94, 91, 71)

HSL

hsl(52.2, 13.9%, 32.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(52.2, 24.5%, 36.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 3.2%, 24.5%, 63.1%)

LAB

lab(38.41, -2.51, 12)

LCH

lch(38.41, 12.26, 101.81)

OKLCH

oklch(46.8%, 0.0311, 100.37)

HWB

hwb(52.2, 27.8%, 63.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#474a5e

Analogous

#5e5047

#5e5b47

#565e47

Triadic

#5e5b47

#475e5b

#5b475e

Split-complementary

#5e5b47

#47565e

#50475e

Tetradic

#5e5b47

#4a5e47

#474a5e

#5b475e

Square

#5e5b47

#475e50

#474a5e

#5e4756

Shades

Color #5e5b47 mixed toward black.

#4e4c3b

#3f3d2f

#2f2e24

#1f1e18

#100f0c

Tints

Color #5e5b47 mixed toward white.

#7f7b60

#9c987c

#b5b29d

#cecbbe

#e6e5de

Tones

Color #5e5b47 mixed toward gray.

#5c5a49

#5a584b

#58574d

#56554f

#555451

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.86:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.06:1

White text reads better on this background (6.86:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#5d5d4c · ΔE 2

Deuteranopia

#5d5d4e · ΔE 2.6

Tritanopia

#5e5051 · ΔE 14.9

Achromatopsia

#5a5a5a · ΔE 9.8

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #5e5b47;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#5e5b47]

Related colors

Gold #ffd700

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Pale Goldenrod #eee8aa

Dark Khaki #bdb76b

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Frequently asked questions

#5e5b47 (#5e5b47) is rgb(94, 91, 71) in RGB.

No, #5e5b47 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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