What color is #5D5516?

#5D5516 is a dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Reptile Revenge. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5D5516?

The RGB value is 93, 85, 22: 93 red, 85 green and 22 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5D5516?

The complementary color is #161E5D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5D5516?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.78:1 and white text 7.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5D5516 color

#5D5516 rgb(93, 85, 22)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #5D5516 is a dark, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.5% red, 33.3% green and 8.6% blue (93, 85, 22).

Its hue angle is 53°, with 62% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 76% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Reptile Revenge (#5E582B), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.56:1).

#5D5516 color codes

HEX	`#5D5516`
RGB	`rgb(93, 85, 22)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.5%, 33.3%, 8.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(53, 62%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(53, 76%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 76%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.76, -4.81, 35.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.76, 36.29, 97.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.908, 8.882, 2.057)`
Decimal	`6116630`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5D5516, 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 #5D5516	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5D5516 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.78:1	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 #5D5516 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5d5516; }
.text { color: #5d5516; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5d5516; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(93 85 22 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5d5516, #425d16); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #5D5516?: #5D5516 is a dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Reptile Revenge. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5D5516?: The RGB value is 93, 85, 22: 93 red, 85 green and 22 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5D5516?: The complementary color is #161E5D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5D5516?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.78:1 and white text 7.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.