#5e5b4f

Color #5e5b4f

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark yellow.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 9.44 Nearest Tailwind class olive-600 #5b5b4b · ΔE 2.8

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Conversions

HEX

#5e5b4f

RGB

rgb(94, 91, 79)

HSL

hsl(48, 8.7%, 33.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(48, 16%, 36.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 3.2%, 16%, 63.1%)

LAB

lab(38.6, -1.13, 7.36)

LCH

lch(38.6, 7.45, 98.73)

OKLCH

oklch(47%, 0.0192, 95.38)

HWB

hwb(48, 31%, 63.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#4f525e

Analogous

#5e534f

#5e5b4f

#595e4f

Triadic

#5e5b4f

#4f5e5b

#5b4f5e

Split-complementary

#5e5b4f

#4f595e

#534f5e

Tetradic

#5e5b4f

#525e4f

#4f525e

#5b4f5e

Square

#5e5b4f

#4f5e53

#4f525e

#5e4f59

Shades

Color #5e5b4f mixed toward black.

#4e4c42

#3f3d35

#2f2d27

#1f1e1a

#100f0d

Tints

Color #5e5b4f mixed toward white.

#7d7969

#989485

#b2afa3

#cccac2

#e5e4e0

Tones

Color #5e5b4f mixed toward gray.

#5d5a50

#5b5951

#5a5953

#595854

#585755

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.81:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.09:1

White text reads better on this background (6.81:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#5d5d52 · ΔE 1.8

Deuteranopia

#5d5d53 · ΔE 1.9

Tritanopia

#5e5455 · ΔE 9.8

Achromatopsia

#5b5b5b · ΔE 6.5

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #5e5b4f;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#5e5b4f]

Related colors

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Gold #ffd700

Goldenrod #daa520

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Frequently asked questions

#5e5b4f (#5e5b4f) is rgb(94, 91, 79) in RGB.

No, #5e5b4f is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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