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#5F5B35 Color

#5F5B35 is rgb(95, 91, 53) in RGB, hsl(54, 28%, 29%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 4%, 44%, 63%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Fatigue Green (#5B6238), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.7. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#5F5B35
HEX#5F5B35
RGBrgb(95, 91, 53)
HSLhsl(54, 28%, 29%)
HSVhsv(54, 44%, 37%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 4%, 44%, 63%)
OKLCHoklch(46.5% 0.056 103.1)
LABlab(38.31% -2.93 22.47)
LCHlch(38.31% 22.66 97.42)

What #5F5B35 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #5F5B35, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every yellow in the library.

#5F5B35 Channel Values

How #5F5B35 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 95 · G 91 · B 538-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 54° · S 28% · L 29%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 54° · S 44% · V 37%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 4% · Y 44% · K 63%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance6.92:1 vs white · 3.03:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #5F5B35 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text6.92:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.03:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #5F5B35

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #5F5B35; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #5F5B35

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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How #5F5B35 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#5F5B35
Protanopia#5C5C35
Protanomaly#5D5B35
Deuteranopia#5C5C35
Deuteranomaly#5D5C35
Tritanopia#625757
Tritanomaly#61594C
Achromatopsia#5A5A5A

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Using #5F5B35 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-5f5b35: #5F5B35;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #5F5B35;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-5f5b35': '#5F5B35' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.373, green: 0.357, blue: 0.208)
Android XML<color name="color_5f5b35">#5F5B35</color>
SVG fillfill="#5F5B35"

More Yellow Colors

#5F5B35 sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#5F5B35 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #5F5B35?

#5F5B35 is a dark yellow — rgb(95, 91, 53) in RGB and hsl(54, 28%, 29%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Fatigue Green (#5B6238), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.7.

What is the RGB value of #5F5B35?

#5F5B35 is rgb(95, 91, 53) — red 95, green 91, and blue 53 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #5F5B35?

#5F5B35 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 4%, 44%, 63%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #5F5B35 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #5F5B35 scores 6.92:1 against white and 3.03:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #5F5B35 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #5F5B35 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is darkolivegreen (#556B2F) at a CIE76 distance of 16.11, which is visibly different.

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