What color is #5F5409?

#5F5409 is a dark, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Ayahuasca Vine. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5F5409?

The RGB value is 95, 84, 9: 95 red, 84 green and 9 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5F5409?

The complementary color is #09145F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5F5409?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.76:1 and white text 7.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5F5409 color

#5F5409 rgb(95, 84, 9)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #5F5409 is a dark, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.3% red, 32.9% green and 3.5% blue (95, 84, 9).

Its hue angle is 52°, with 83% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 91% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Ayahuasca Vine (#665500), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.61:1).

#5F5409 color codes

HEX	`#5F5409`
RGB	`rgb(95, 84, 9)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.3%, 32.9%, 3.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(52, 83%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(52, 91%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 91%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.58, -3.78, 40.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.58, 40.77, 95.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.939, 8.794, 1.538)`
Decimal	`6247433`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5F5409, 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 #5F5409	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5F5409 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.76:1	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 #5F5409 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5f5409; }
.text { color: #5f5409; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5f5409; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(95 84 9 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5f5409, #3f5f09); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #5F5409?: #5F5409 is a dark, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Ayahuasca Vine. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5F5409?: The RGB value is 95, 84, 9: 95 red, 84 green and 9 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5F5409?: The complementary color is #09145F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5F5409?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.76:1 and white text 7.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.