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#56500e color: Scorzonera Brown

#56500e is rgb(86, 80, 14) in RGB and oklch(42.435% 0.08257 103.943) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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55°
100%

42.4%
0.083
104°
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Coffee
  • lime-900
  • Black 66%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
8.24:1Readable · AA
Lc -93
Black text
2.55:1Hard to read
Lc 16

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About #56500e

#56500e is a soft dark yellow color. In OKLCH it has 42.4% lightness, 0.083 chroma and a hue of 104°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 8.24:1 contrast and black text 2.55:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Scorzonera Brown (#544e03). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is lime-900.

More yellow colors

Lighter: #56500e mixed with white

  1. 56500e
  2. 65602b
  3. 757142
  4. 858159
  5. 95926f
  6. a6a486
  7. b7b69e
  8. c9c8b5
  9. dbdace
  10. edece6

Darker: #56500e mixed with black

  1. 56500e
  2. 4a440b
  3. 3e3907
  4. 322e05
  5. 272403
  6. 1c1a02
  7. 121001
  8. 080700
  9. 020200
  10. 000000

Calmer: #56500e with less saturation

  1. 56500e
  2. 555019
  3. 545022
  4. 535029
  5. 53502f
  6. 525035
  7. 514f3a
  8. 504f40
  9. 504f45
  10. 4f4e49

Questions about #56500e

What color is #56500e?

#56500e is soft dark yellow. The closest named color is Scorzonera Brown. In RGB it is rgb(86, 80, 14), in HSL hsl(55, 72%, 19.61%) and in OKLCH oklch(42.435% 0.08257 103.943).

What colors go well with #56500e?

The complementary color of #56500e is #49477a. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #69460e and #3b5827. The triadic partners are #00576f and #6d3b59.

Is white or black text more readable on #56500e?

White text reads better on #56500e: white gives a contrast ratio of 8.24:1 and black gives 2.55:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #56500e a warm or cool color?

#56500e is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 104 degrees, its lightness 42.4% and its chroma 0.083.