Colour

#5B6500

#5B6500
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Olive

#5B6500 is a yellow with RGB values 91, 101, 0 and HSL 66°, 100%, 20%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Olive.

Colour values

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HEX#5B6500

RGBrgb(91, 101, 0)

RGB (0–1)0.3569, 0.3961, 0

RGB percentages35.7%, 39.6%, 0%

HSLhsl(65.9, 100%, 19.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(65.9, 100%, 39.6%)

CMYK9.9%, 0%, 100%, 60.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,989,632

CSS custom property--colour: #5B6500;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11532WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness92 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.35:1

Contrast with white6.35:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#5C5C5C

Inverted#A49AFF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6D5F00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#6C600Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.9 from the original

Tritanopia#625E55no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 44 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.35:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.31:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Olive · ΔE 15.3 Dark olivegreen · ΔE 16.6 Olivedrab · ΔE 19.1 Dark green · ΔE 28.4 Dark khaki · ΔE 34.5 Forest green · ΔE 35.4

Nearest named CSS colourOlive (#808000)ΔE 15.32, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#0A0065

Analogous#653D00, #286500

Triadic#005B65, #65005B

Split complementary#002965, #3D0065

Tetradic#00653D, #0A0065, #650029

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EBFF32

Lighter +30%#E5FE00

Lighter +20%#B7CB00

Lighter +10%#899800

Darker −10%#2D3200

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#5B6500

Less saturated −25%#51580D

Channel breakdown

R91

G101

Red91 (35.7%)

Green101 (39.6%)

Blue0 (0%)

Hue65.94°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness19.8%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 5B · G 65 · B 00

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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