#5b4a15

Color #5b4a15

A moderately saturated dark yellow.

Closest named color Dark Olive Green #556b2f · ΔE 22.15 Nearest Tailwind class yellow-900 #733e0a · ΔE 13.2

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Conversions

HEX

#5b4a15

RGB

rgb(91, 74, 21)

HSL

hsl(45.4, 62.5%, 22%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(45.4, 76.9%, 35.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 18.7%, 76.9%, 64.3%)

LAB

lab(32.2, 0.79, 32.82)

LCH

lch(32.2, 32.83, 88.62)

OKLCH

oklch(41.6%, 0.0731, 90.71)

HWB

hwb(45.4, 8.2%, 64.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#15265b

Analogous

#5b2715

#5b4a15

#495b15

Triadic

#5b4a15

#155b4a

#4a155b

Split-complementary

#5b4a15

#15495b

#27155b

Tetradic

#5b4a15

#265b15

#15265b

#4a155b

Square

#5b4a15

#155b27

#15265b

#5b1549

Shades

Color #5b4a15 mixed toward black.

#4c3e12

#3d310e

#2e250b

#1e1907

#0f0c04

Tints

Color #5b4a15 mixed toward white.

#917621

#c7a22e

#dabb5d

#e6d293

#f3e8c9

Tones

Color #5b4a15 mixed toward gray.

#55471b

#4f4421

#4a4127

#443e2c

#3e3b32

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

8.62:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.44:1

White text reads better on this background (8.62:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#545429 · ΔE 7.9

Deuteranopia

#55562d · ΔE 8.7

Tritanopia

#5a3436 · ΔE 25.1

Achromatopsia

#4c4c4c · ΔE 18.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #5b4a15;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#5b4a15]

Related colors

Goldenrod #daa520

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Gold #ffd700

Floral White #fffaf0

Old Lace #fdf5e6

Frequently asked questions

#5b4a15 (#5b4a15) is rgb(91, 74, 21) in RGB.

No, #5b4a15 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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