#5e552f

Color #5e552f

A muted dark yellow.

Closest named color Dark Olive Green #556b2f · ΔE 19.09 Nearest Tailwind class olive-600 #5b5b4b · ΔE 8.7

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Conversions

HEX

#5e552f

RGB

rgb(94, 85, 47)

HSL

hsl(48.5, 33.3%, 27.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(48.5, 50%, 36.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 9.6%, 50%, 63.1%)

LAB

lab(36.14, -2.23, 23.41)

LCH

lch(36.14, 23.52, 95.44)

OKLCH

oklch(44.9%, 0.0568, 96.37)

HWB

hwb(48.5, 18.4%, 63.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#2f385e

Analogous

#5e3d2f

#5e552f

#4f5e2f

Triadic

#5e552f

#2f5e55

#552f5e

Split-complementary

#5e552f

#2f4f5e

#3d2f5e

Tetradic

#5e552f

#385e2f

#2f385e

#552f5e

Square

#5e552f

#2f5e3d

#2f385e

#5e2f4f

Shades

Color #5e552f mixed toward black.

#4e4727

#3f391f

#2f2a17

#1f1c10

#100e08

Tints

Color #5e552f mixed toward white.

#877a43

#ad9d5b

#c1b684

#d6cead

#eae7d6

Tones

Color #5e552f mixed toward gray.

#5a5233

#565037

#524e3b

#4e4b3f

#4a4942

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

7.46:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.82:1

White text reads better on this background (7.46:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#5a5a3b · ΔE 4.9

Deuteranopia

#5b5b3d · ΔE 5.2

Tritanopia

#5e4344 · ΔE 22.7

Achromatopsia

#555555 · ΔE 15.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #5e552f;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#5e552f]

Related colors

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Gold #ffd700

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Goldenrod #daa520

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Frequently asked questions

#5e552f (#5e552f) is rgb(94, 85, 47) in RGB.

No, #5e552f is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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