#5e5a1b

Color #5e5a1b

A moderately saturated dark yellow.

Closest named color Dark Olive Green #556b2f · ΔE 13.69 Nearest Tailwind class lime-900 #35530e · ΔE 11.2

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Conversions

HEX

#5e5a1b

RGB

rgb(94, 90, 27)

HSL

hsl(56.4, 55.4%, 23.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(56.4, 71.3%, 36.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 4.3%, 71.3%, 63.1%)

LAB

lab(37.43, -6.96, 35.45)

LCH

lch(37.43, 36.13, 101.11)

OKLCH

oklch(45.8%, 0.0828, 105.7)

HWB

hwb(56.4, 10.6%, 63.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#1b1f5e

Analogous

#5e381b

#5e5a1b

#405e1b

Triadic

#5e5a1b

#1b5e5a

#5a1b5e

Split-complementary

#5e5a1b

#1b405e

#381b5e

Tetradic

#5e5a1b

#1f5e1b

#1b1f5e

#5a1b5e

Square

#5e5a1b

#1b5e38

#1b1f5e

#5e1b40

Shades

Color #5e5a1b mixed toward black.

#4e4b16

#3f3c12

#2f2d0d

#1f1e09

#100f04

Tints

Color #5e5a1b mixed toward white.

#908a29

#c3ba38

#d4cd68

#e2de9a

#f1eecd

Tones

Color #5e5a1b mixed toward gray.

#585521

#535026

#4d4b2c

#484631

#424137

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

7.11:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.95:1

White text reads better on this background (7.11:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#5c5c33 · ΔE 5.3

Deuteranopia

#5d5d37 · ΔE 6.2

Tritanopia

#5e4042 · ΔE 29

Achromatopsia

#585858 · ΔE 20.1

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #5e5a1b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#5e5a1b]

Related colors

Dark Khaki #bdb76b

Pale Goldenrod #eee8aa

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Ivory #fffff0

Beige #f5f5dc

Frequently asked questions

#5e5a1b (#5e5a1b) is rgb(94, 90, 27) in RGB.

No, #5e5a1b is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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