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#56510b color: Scorzonera Brown

#56510b is rgb(86, 81, 11) in RGB and oklch(42.666% 0.08522 105.096) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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56°
100%

42.7%
0.085
105°
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Vivid
  • Deep
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Coffee
  • lime-900
  • Black 66%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
8.15:1Readable · AA
Lc -93
Black text
2.58:1Hard to read
Lc 16

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About #56510b

#56510b is a deep dark yellow color. In OKLCH it has 42.7% lightness, 0.085 chroma and a hue of 105°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 8.15:1 contrast and black text 2.58:1, 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: #56510b mixed with white

  1. 56510b
  2. 656129
  3. 757141
  4. 858258
  5. 95936f
  6. a6a486
  7. b7b69d
  8. c9c8b5
  9. dadacd
  10. edece6

Darker: #56510b mixed with black

  1. 56510b
  2. 4a4508
  3. 3e3a06
  4. 322f04
  5. 272402
  6. 1c1a01
  7. 121001
  8. 080700
  9. 020200
  10. 000000

Calmer: #56510b with less saturation

  1. 56510b
  2. 555118
  3. 545121
  4. 545128
  5. 53512f
  6. 525035
  7. 51503a
  8. 515040
  9. 505045
  10. 4f4f4a

Questions about #56510b

What color is #56510b?

#56510b is deep dark yellow. The closest named color is Scorzonera Brown. In RGB it is rgb(86, 81, 11), in HSL hsl(56, 77.32%, 19.02%) and in OKLCH oklch(42.666% 0.08522 105.096).

What colors go well with #56510b?

The complementary color of #56510b is #4b477b. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #6a470a and #3a5927. The triadic partners are #005872 and #6f3a59.

Is white or black text more readable on #56510b?

White text reads better on #56510b: white gives a contrast ratio of 8.15:1 and black gives 2.58:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #56510b a warm or cool color?

#56510b is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 105 degrees, its lightness 42.7% and its chroma 0.085.