What color is #5E4B11?

#5E4B11 is a dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Ayahuasca Vine. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5E4B11?

The RGB value is 94, 75, 17: 94 red, 75 green and 17 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5E4B11?

The complementary color is #11245E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5E4B11?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.49:1 and white text 8.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5E4B11 color

#5E4B11 rgb(94, 75, 17)

Shades of brown

The hex color #5E4B11 is a dark, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.9% red, 29.4% green and 6.7% blue (94, 75, 17).

Its hue angle is 45°, with 69% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 82% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Ayahuasca Vine (#665500), a difference of 4.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.43:1).

#5E4B11 color codes

HEX	`#5E4B11`
RGB	`rgb(94, 75, 17)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.9%, 29.4%, 6.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(45, 69%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(45, 82%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 82%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.82, 1.48, 35.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.82, 35.34, 87.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.234, 7.453, 1.588)`
Decimal	`6179601`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5E4B11, 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 #5E4B11	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5E4B11 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.49:1	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 #5E4B11 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5e4b11; }
.text { color: #5e4b11; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5e4b11; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(94 75 17 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5e4b11, #4a5e11); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #5E4B11?: #5E4B11 is a dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Ayahuasca Vine. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5E4B11?: The RGB value is 94, 75, 17: 94 red, 75 green and 17 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5E4B11?: The complementary color is #11245E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5E4B11?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.49:1 and white text 8.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.