#5F601F Color

#5F601F is rgb(95, 96, 31) in RGB, hsl(61, 51%, 25%) in HSL, and about cmyk(1%, 0%, 68%, 62%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Antique Bronze (#665D1E), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.96. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#5F601F

HEX#5F601F

RGBrgb(95, 96, 31)

HSLhsl(61, 51%, 25%)

HSVhsv(61, 68%, 38%)

CMYKcmyk(1%, 0%, 68%, 62%)

OKLCHoklch(47.4% 0.086 110.1)

LABlab(39.61% -7.21 35.46)

LCHlch(39.61% 36.19 101.49)

What #5F601F 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 #5F601F, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Antique Bronze#665D1EΔE 4.96 Mustard Green#6E6E30ΔE 6.01 Xander#44500CΔE 9.21 Army Green#4B5320ΔE 9.76 Dark Moss Green#4A5D23ΔE 9.92 Dark Olive Green#556B2FΔE 10.89

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

#5F601F Channel Values

How #5F601F breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 95 · G 96 · B 31	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 61° · S 51% · L 25%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 61° · S 68% · V 38%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 1% · M 0% · Y 68% · K 62%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	6.6:1 vs white · 3.18:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #5F601F 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 text6.6:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Fails AABlack text3.18:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #5F601F

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #5F601F; 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 #5F601F

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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Shades

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How #5F601F 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#5F601F

Protanopia#60601F

Protanomaly#5F601F

Deuteranopia#60601F

Deuteranomaly#5F601F

Tritanopia#645B5B

Tritanomaly#625D4A

Achromatopsia#5D5D5D

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Using #5F601F in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-5f601f: #5F601F;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #5F601F;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-5f601f': '#5F601F' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.373, green: 0.376, blue: 0.122)

Android XML<color name="color_5f601f">#5F601F</color>

SVG fillfill="#5F601F"

More Yellow Colors

#5F601F sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

181807 fffff5 1b1404 fffff0 1f1f00 ffffeb 242400 ffffe5 2a2913 ffffe0 2b2003 ffffd6 573a00 856514 b0a94f cc9900 e0e000 edeae0 f2f1e3 f8f3c9 fcfce8 ffcc00 fff000 ffff0f

#5F601F Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #5F601F?

#5F601F is a dark yellow — rgb(95, 96, 31) in RGB and hsl(61, 51%, 25%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Antique Bronze (#665D1E), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.96.

What is the RGB value of #5F601F?

#5F601F is rgb(95, 96, 31) — red 95, green 96, and blue 31 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #5F601F?

#5F601F converts to approximately cmyk(1%, 0%, 68%, 62%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #5F601F be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #5F601F scores 6.6:1 against white and 3.18:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #5F601F as a CSS color keyword?

No. #5F601F 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 10.89, which is visibly different.

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