What color is #5C5010?

#5C5010 is a dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Ayahuasca Vine. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5C5010?

The RGB value is 92, 80, 16: 92 red, 80 green and 16 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5C5010?

The complementary color is #101C5C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5C5010?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.61:1 and white text 8.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5C5010 color

#5C5010 rgb(92, 80, 16)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #5C5010 is a dark, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.1% red, 31.4% green and 6.3% blue (92, 80, 16).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 70% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 83% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Ayahuasca Vine (#665500), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.05:1).

#5C5010 color codes

HEX	`#5C5010`
RGB	`rgb(92, 80, 16)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.1%, 31.4%, 6.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 70%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 83%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 83%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.09, -2.62, 36.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.09, 36.9, 94.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.376, 8.05, 1.655)`
Decimal	`6049808`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5C5010, 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 #5C5010	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5C5010 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

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 #5C5010 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5c5010; }
.text { color: #5c5010; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5c5010; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(92 80 16 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5c5010, #425c10); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #5C5010?: #5C5010 is a dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Ayahuasca Vine. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5C5010?: The RGB value is 92, 80, 16: 92 red, 80 green and 16 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5C5010?: The complementary color is #101C5C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5C5010?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.61:1 and white text 8.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.