Information about #5B5018 color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#5B5018 falls into the Yellow Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Dark brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(91, 80, 24) — 35.7% red, 31.4% green, 9.4% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 4 / 26 / 64. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#5B5018 is a clearly saturated golden yellow that stays on the darker end of the scale. In practice it works well for moody backdrops, typography on light surfaces and premium packaging. In The Official Register of Color Names it is very close to Bronze Olive (#584C25). Slightly further away sit Mud Brown (#60460F) and Saratoga (#555B10).

The recipe behind #5B5018 is rgb(91, 80, 24), with red as the dominant ingredient. On this background, white text reaches a 8.1:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 2.6:1. For print, note the heavy black component (K:64) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #5B5018 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#5B5018 color variations

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#5B5018 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #5B5018

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Bronze Olive color link
Bronze Olive

#584C25

Mud Brown color link
Mud Brown

#60460F

Saratoga color link
Saratoga

#555B10

Dark Amber color link
Dark Amber

#594D27

Trailblazer color link
Trailblazer

#5F4C27

Lucy Green color link
Lucy Green

#4B531E

Army Green color link
Army Green

#4B5320

Dark Gamboge color link
Dark Gamboge

#594627

Field Drab color link
Field Drab

#6C541E

Dark Brown color link
Dark Brown

#654321

#5B5018 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#5B5018
  • RGB91, 80, 24
  • CMYK0, 4, 26, 64
  • HSL50°, 58%, 23%
  • HSL Precise50.149°, 58.261%, 22.549%
  • HSV50°, 74%, 36%
  • HSB50°, 74%, 36%
  • HEX ID5B5018
  • DECIMAL ID5984280
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Color Family (Hue)Yellow
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • Percentage of Red in RGB35.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB31.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB9.4%
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