#5b542d

Color #5b542d

A muted dark yellow.

Closest named color Dark Olive Green #556b2f · ΔE 18.29 Nearest Tailwind class olive-600 #5b5b4b · ΔE 8.8

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Conversions

HEX

#5b542d

RGB

rgb(91, 84, 45)

HSL

hsl(50.9, 33.8%, 26.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(50.9, 50.5%, 35.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 7.7%, 50.5%, 64.3%)

LAB

lab(35.51, -3.27, 23.72)

LCH

lch(35.51, 23.94, 97.85)

OKLCH

oklch(44.3%, 0.0577, 99.38)

HWB

hwb(50.9, 17.6%, 64.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#2d345b

Analogous

#5b3d2d

#5b542d

#4b5b2d

Triadic

#5b542d

#2d5b54

#542d5b

Split-complementary

#5b542d

#2d4b5b

#3d2d5b

Tetradic

#5b542d

#345b2d

#2d345b

#542d5b

Square

#5b542d

#2d5b3d

#2d345b

#5b2d4b

Shades

Color #5b542d mixed toward black.

#4c4626

#3d381e

#2e2a17

#1e1c0f

#0f0e08

Tints

Color #5b542d mixed toward white.

#857b42

#ada058

#c1b882

#d6cfac

#eae7d5

Tones

Color #5b542d mixed toward gray.

#575131

#534f35

#504c39

#4c493c

#484740

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

7.63:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.75:1

White text reads better on this background (7.63:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#585839 · ΔE 4.2

Deuteranopia

#58593c · ΔE 5.1

Tritanopia

#5b4143 · ΔE 23.9

Achromatopsia

#535353 · ΔE 15.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #5b542d;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#5b542d]

Related colors

Gold #ffd700

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Pale Goldenrod #eee8aa

Dark Khaki #bdb76b

Frequently asked questions

#5b542d (#5b542d) is rgb(91, 84, 45) in RGB.

No, #5b542d is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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