Recognised as Colour

#5B6236

#5B6236
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Dark olivegreen

#5B6236 is a yellow with RGB values 91, 98, 54 and HSL 70°, 29%, 30%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark olivegreen.

Colour values

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HEX#5B6236

RGBrgb(91, 98, 54)

RGB (0–1)0.3569, 0.3843, 0.2118

RGB percentages35.7%, 38.4%, 21.2%

HSLhsl(69.5, 28.9%, 29.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(69.5, 44.9%, 38.4%)

CMYK7.1%, 0%, 44.9%, 61.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,988,918

CSS custom property--colour: #5B6236;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11226WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness91.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.47:1

Contrast with white6.47:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#5D5D5D

Inverted#A49DC9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#675E33no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#675F38no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.5 from the original

Tritanopia#5F5E57no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.47:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.25:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark olivegreen · ΔE 10.9 Dim grey · ΔE 26.6 Dark slate grey · ΔE 29.2 Gray · ΔE 29.6 Sea green · ΔE 31.8 Olivedrab · ΔE 34.5

Nearest named CSS colourDark olivegreen (#556B2F)ΔE 10.89, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#3D3662

Analogous#625336, #456236

Triadic#365B62, #62365B

Split complementary#364562, #533662

Tetradic#366253, #3D3662, #623645

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#C1C89C

Lighter +30%#ADB67B

Lighter +20%#98A45A

Lighter +10%#7A8348

Darker −10%#3C4124

Darker −20%#1E2012

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#687523

Less saturated −25%#4E4F49

Channel breakdown

R91

G98

B54

Red91 (35.7%)

Green98 (38.4%)

Blue54 (21.2%)

Hue69.55°

Saturation (HSL)28.95%

Lightness29.8%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 5B · G 62 · B 36

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