What color is #5D520C?

#5D520C 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 #5D520C?

The RGB value is 93, 82, 12: 93 red, 82 green and 12 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5D520C?

The complementary color is #0C175D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5D520C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.68:1 and white text 7.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5D520C color

#5D520C rgb(93, 82, 12)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #5D520C is a dark, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.5% red, 32.2% green and 4.7% blue (93, 82, 12).

Its hue angle is 52°, with 77% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 87% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Ayahuasca Vine (#665500), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.84:1).

#5D520C color codes

HEX	`#5D520C`
RGB	`rgb(93, 82, 12)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.5%, 32.2%, 4.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(52, 77%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(52, 87%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 87%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.78, -3.49, 38.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.78, 39.06, 95.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.598, 8.389, 1.567)`
Decimal	`6115852`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5D520C, 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 #5D520C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5D520C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.68:1	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 #5D520C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5d520c; }
.text { color: #5d520c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5d520c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(93 82 12 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5d520c, #405d0c); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #5D520C?: #5D520C 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 #5D520C?: The RGB value is 93, 82, 12: 93 red, 82 green and 12 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5D520C?: The complementary color is #0C175D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5D520C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.68:1 and white text 7.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.