#5b5d2a

Color #5b5d2a

A muted dark yellow.

Closest named color Dark Olive Green #556b2f · ΔE 10.88 Nearest Tailwind class lime-900 #35530e · ΔE 9.7

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Conversions

HEX

#5b5d2a

RGB

rgb(91, 93, 42)

HSL

hsl(62.4, 37.8%, 26.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(62.4, 54.8%, 36.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(2.2%, 0%, 54.8%, 63.5%)

LAB

lab(38.23, -8.89, 28.69)

LCH

lch(38.23, 30.04, 107.22)

OKLCH

oklch(46.5%, 0.0724, 110.89)

HWB

hwb(62.4, 16.5%, 63.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#2c2a5d

Analogous

#5d462a

#5b5d2a

#425d2a

Triadic

#5b5d2a

#2a5b5d

#5d2a5b

Split-complementary

#5b5d2a

#2a425d

#462a5d

Tetradic

#5b5d2a

#2a5d2c

#2c2a5d

#5d2a5b

Square

#5b5d2a

#2a5d46

#2c2a5d

#5d2a42

Shades

Color #5b5d2a mixed toward black.

#4c4e23

#3d3e1c

#2e2f15

#1e1f0e

#0f1007

Tints

Color #5b5d2a mixed toward white.

#85883d

#aeb153

#c2c57e

#d6d8a9

#ebecd4

Tones

Color #5b5d2a mixed toward gray.

#57592e

#535533

#4f5037

#4b4c3b

#47483f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.9:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.04:1

White text reads better on this background (6.9:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#5c5c3b · ΔE 4.8

Deuteranopia

#5c5c3f · ΔE 6.1

Tritanopia

#5b4648 · ΔE 27.4

Achromatopsia

#5a5a5a · ΔE 18.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #5b5d2a;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#5b5d2a]

Related colors

Ivory #fffff0

Beige #f5f5dc

Light Goldenrod Yellow #fafad2

Light Yellow #ffffe0

Olive #808000

Yellow #ffff00

Frequently asked questions

#5b5d2a (#5b5d2a) is rgb(91, 93, 42) in RGB.

No, #5b5d2a is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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