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#56510f color: Scorzonera Brown

#56510f is rgb(86, 81, 15) in RGB and oklch(42.69% 0.08298 104.902) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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56°
100%

42.7%
0.083
105°
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Coffee
  • lime-900
  • Black 66%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
8.14:1Readable · AA
Lc -93
Black text
2.58:1Hard to read
Lc 16

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About #56510f

#56510f is a soft dark yellow color. In OKLCH it has 42.7% lightness, 0.083 chroma and a hue of 105°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 8.14:1 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: #56510f mixed with white

  1. 56510f
  2. 65612b
  3. 757143
  4. 858259
  5. 959370
  6. a6a487
  7. b7b69e
  8. c9c8b6
  9. dadace
  10. edece6

Darker: #56510f mixed with black

  1. 56510f
  2. 4a450b
  3. 3e3a08
  4. 322f05
  5. 272403
  6. 1c1a02
  7. 121001
  8. 080700
  9. 020200
  10. 000000

Calmer: #56510f with less saturation

  1. 56510f
  2. 55511a
  3. 545122
  4. 545129
  5. 535130
  6. 525036
  7. 51503b
  8. 515040
  9. 505045
  10. 4f4f4a

Questions about #56510f

What color is #56510f?

#56510f is soft dark yellow. The closest named color is Scorzonera Brown. In RGB it is rgb(86, 81, 15), in HSL hsl(55.77, 70.3%, 19.8%) and in OKLCH oklch(42.69% 0.08298 104.902).

What colors go well with #56510f?

The complementary color of #56510f is #4a487a. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #69470e and #3a5928. The triadic partners are #005871 and #6e3b59.

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

White text reads better on #56510f: white gives a contrast ratio of 8.14:1 and black gives 2.58:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #56510f a warm or cool color?

#56510f is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 105 degrees, its lightness 42.7% and its chroma 0.083.