What color is #5F5514?

#5F5514 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 #5F5514?

The RGB value is 95, 85, 20: 95 red, 85 green and 20 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5F5514?

The complementary color is #141E5F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5F5514?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.8:1 and white text 7.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5F5514 color

#5F5514 rgb(95, 85, 20)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #5F5514 is a dark, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.3% red, 33.3% green and 7.8% blue (95, 85, 20).

Its hue angle is 52°, with 65% saturation and 23% 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 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.51:1).

#5F5514 color codes

HEX	`#5F5514`
RGB	`rgb(95, 85, 20)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.3%, 33.3%, 7.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(52, 65%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(52, 79%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 79%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.95, -3.93, 37.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.95, 37.28, 96.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.094, 8.981, 1.969)`
Decimal	`6247700`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5F5514, 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 #5F5514	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5F5514 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.8:1	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 #5F5514 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5f5514; }
.text { color: #5f5514; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5f5514; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(95 85 20 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5f5514, #445f14); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #5F5514?: #5F5514 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 #5F5514?: The RGB value is 95, 85, 20: 95 red, 85 green and 20 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5F5514?: The complementary color is #141E5F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5F5514?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.8:1 and white text 7.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.