HEX Color #5F5700 (Darkolivegreen)

About #5F5700

The hex code #5F5700 represents a beautifully specific shade of yellow. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Darkolivegreen. This translates to an RGB value of rgb(95, 87, 0).

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). This specific hue requires a mix of 0% C, 8% M, 100% Y, and 63% K. This makes it a relatively dark color when applied to physical surfaces.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. Mathematical luminance calculations suggest that #FFFFFF text provides the most optimal reading experience. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#5F5700

RGB95, 87, 0

HSL54.9°, 100.0%, 18.6%

CMYK0%, 8%, 100%, 63%

HSV54.9°, 100.0%, 37.3%

LAB36.5, -5.8, 44.1

XYZ8.1, 9.2, 1.4

Decimal6248192

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#5F5700 #00075F

Analogous

#5F2700 #375F00

Triadic

#005F57 #56005F

Tetradic

#005F27 #00075F #5F0037

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

#5F5700

#70691C

#827C38

#948F55

#A6A171

#B7B48D

#C9C7AA

#DBD9C6

#EDECE2

#FFFFFF

Shades (Adding Black)

#5F5700

#544D00

#494300

#3F3A00

#343000

#2A2600

#1F1D00

#151300

#0A0900

#000000

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

7.37:1

Text on #FFFFFF

AAA

2.85:1

Text on #000000

FAIL

7.04:1

Text on #F8FAFC

AAA

2.42:1

Text on #0F172A

FAIL

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #5F5700; }

.text-color { color: #5F5700; }

.border-color { border: 2px solid #5F5700; }

Similar Colors

Darkolivegreen

#556B2F