What color is #5F5517?

#5F5517 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 #5F5517?

The RGB value is 95, 85, 23: 95 red, 85 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5F5517?

The complementary color is #17215F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5F5517?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.8:1 and white text 7.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5F5517 color

#5F5517 rgb(95, 85, 23)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #5F5517 is a dark, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.3% red, 33.3% green and 9% blue (95, 85, 23).

Its hue angle is 52°, with 61% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 76% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Ayahuasca Vine (#665500), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.5:1).

#5F5517 color codes

HEX	`#5F5517`
RGB	`rgb(95, 85, 23)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.3%, 33.3%, 9%)`
HSL	`hsl(52, 61%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(52, 76%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 76%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.97, -3.77, 35.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.97, 36.01, 96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.123, 8.992, 2.118)`
Decimal	`6247703`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5F5517, 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 #5F5517	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5F5517 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.5:1	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 #5F5517 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5f5517; }
.text { color: #5f5517; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5f5517; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(95 85 23 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5f5517, #455f17); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #5F5517?: #5F5517 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 #5F5517?: The RGB value is 95, 85, 23: 95 red, 85 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5F5517?: The complementary color is #17215F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5F5517?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.8:1 and white text 7.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.