#5a594f

Color #5a594f

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark yellow.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 9.15 Nearest Tailwind class olive-600 #5b5b4b · ΔE 3

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Conversions

HEX

#5a594f

RGB

rgb(90, 89, 79)

HSL

hsl(54.5, 6.5%, 33.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(54.5, 12.2%, 35.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 1.1%, 12.2%, 64.7%)

LAB

lab(37.63, -1.6, 5.94)

LCH

lch(37.63, 6.15, 105.08)

OKLCH

oklch(46.2%, 0.0158, 102.45)

HWB

hwb(54.5, 31%, 64.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#4f505a

Analogous

#5a534f

#5a594f

#555a4f

Triadic

#5a594f

#4f5a59

#594f5a

Split-complementary

#5a594f

#4f555a

#534f5a

Tetradic

#5a594f

#505a4f

#4f505a

#594f5a

Square

#5a594f

#4f5a53

#4f505a

#5a4f55

Shades

Color #5a594f mixed toward black.

#4b4a42

#3c3b35

#2d2c27

#1e1e1a

#0f0f0d

Tints

Color #5a594f mixed toward white.

#78776a

#959386

#afaea4

#cac9c2

#e4e4e1

Tones

Color #5a594f mixed toward gray.

#595850

#585751

#575752

#565653

#555553

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

7.06:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.98:1

White text reads better on this background (7.06:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#5a5a52 · ΔE 1.1

Deuteranopia

#5a5a52 · ΔE 1.1

Tritanopia

#5a5454 · ΔE 7.5

Achromatopsia

#595959 · ΔE 5.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #5a594f;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#5a594f]

Related colors

Pale Goldenrod #eee8aa

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Dark Khaki #bdb76b

Gold #ffd700

Ivory #fffff0

Frequently asked questions

#5a594f (#5a594f) is rgb(90, 89, 79) in RGB.

No, #5a594f is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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