What color is #5D5924?

#5D5924 is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Reptile Revenge. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5D5924?

The RGB value is 93, 89, 36: 93 red, 89 green and 36 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5D5924?

The complementary color is #24285D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5D5924?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.92:1 and white text 7.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5D5924 color

#5D5924 rgb(93, 89, 36)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #5D5924 is a dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.5% red, 34.9% green and 14.1% blue (93, 89, 36).

Its hue angle is 56°, with 44% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 61% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Reptile Revenge (#5E582B), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.19:1).

#5D5924 color codes

HEX	`#5D5924`
RGB	`rgb(93, 89, 36)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.5%, 34.9%, 14.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(56, 44%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(56, 61%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 61%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.11, -6.18, 30.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.11, 31.26, 101.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.405, 9.6, 3.079)`
Decimal	`6117668`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5D5924, 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 #5D5924	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5D5924 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.92:1	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 #5D5924 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5d5924; }
.text { color: #5d5924; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5d5924; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(93 89 36 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5d5924, #455d24); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #5D5924?: #5D5924 is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Reptile Revenge. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5D5924?: The RGB value is 93, 89, 36: 93 red, 89 green and 36 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5D5924?: The complementary color is #24285D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5D5924?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.92:1 and white text 7.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.