What color is #5A5F34?

#5A5F34 is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Cypress. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5A5F34?

The RGB value is 90, 95, 52: 90 red, 95 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5A5F34?

The complementary color is #39345F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5A5F34?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.12:1 and white text 6.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5A5F34 color

#5A5F34 rgb(90, 95, 52)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #5A5F34 is a dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.3% red, 37.3% green and 20.4% blue (90, 95, 52).

Its hue angle is 67°, with 29% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 45% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Cypress (#585D40), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.73:1).

#5A5F34 color codes

HEX	`#5A5F34`
RGB	`rgb(90, 95, 52)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.3%, 37.3%, 20.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(67, 29%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(67, 45%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 45%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.91, -9.38, 23.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.91, 25.67, 111.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.929, 10.606, 4.825)`
Decimal	`5922612`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5A5F34, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #5A5F34	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.73:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5A5F34 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.73:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #5A5F34 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5a5f34; }
.text { color: #5a5f34; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5a5f34; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(90 95 52 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5a5f34, #455f34); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #5A5F34?: #5A5F34 is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Cypress. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5A5F34?: The RGB value is 90, 95, 52: 90 red, 95 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5A5F34?: The complementary color is #39345F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5A5F34?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.12:1 and white text 6.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.