What color is #5E5414?

#5E5414 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 #5E5414?

The RGB value is 94, 84, 20: 94 red, 84 green and 20 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5E5414?

The complementary color is #141E5E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5E5414?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.75:1 and white text 7.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5E5414 color

#5E5414 rgb(94, 84, 20)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #5E5414 is a dark, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.9% red, 32.9% green and 7.8% blue (94, 84, 20).

Its hue angle is 52°, with 65% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 79% yellow and 63% 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 7.62:1).

#5E5414 color codes

HEX	`#5E5414`
RGB	`rgb(94, 84, 20)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.9%, 32.9%, 7.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(52, 65%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(52, 79%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 79%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.54, -3.83, 36.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.54, 36.84, 95.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.913, 8.771, 1.938)`
Decimal	`6181908`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5E5414, 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 #5E5414	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5E5414 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.75:1	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 #5E5414 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5e5414; }
.text { color: #5e5414; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5e5414; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(94 84 20 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5e5414, #435e14); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #5E5414?: #5E5414 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 #5E5414?: The RGB value is 94, 84, 20: 94 red, 84 green and 20 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5E5414?: The complementary color is #141E5E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5E5414?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.75:1 and white text 7.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.