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HEX atlas value

#5B5F3A

#5B5F3A is a warm yellow HEX color close to Dark Olive Green. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 91, 95, 58, HSL 66, 24%, 30%, has luminance 0.1071, and belongs to the muted and earth tone groups.

yellowwarmmutedearth-tone
#5B5F3A Sample readable text
HEX #5B5F3A
RGB rgb(91, 95, 58)
HSL hsl(66 24% 30%)
CMYK cmyk(4, 0, 39, 63)
Luminance 0.1071
Contrast Black 3.14:1White 6.68:1

CSS

--color-5b5f3a: #5B5F3A;
.background-5b5f3a { background-color: #5B5F3A; }
.text-5b5f3a { color: #5B5F3A; }

Machine-readable data

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

Structured HEX color data for conversion, WCAG checks, CSS generation, automation, and AI ingestion.

AI-Ready Dataset v1.0.0
Luminance0.1071
Black text3.14:1AA Fail
White text6.68:1AA Pass
hexCanonical HEX value
rgbRed, green, blue channels
hslHue, saturation, lightness
cmykApproximate print conversion
wcagAA and AAA contrast options
harmoniesMathematical harmony sets
variantsGenerated tone variants
nearestColorsKnowledge graph neighbors
Download JSON Open API
Structured sections
Color systems
{"hex":"#5B5F3A","rgb":[91,95,58],"hsl":[66,24,30],"cmyk":[4,0,39,63],"luminance":0.1071,"contrast":{"black":3.14,"white":6.68}}
WCAG
{"AA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"AAA":[]}
Safe pairings
[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":3.14,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":6.68,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false}]
Accessible alternatives
[{"name":"#242617","hex":"#242617","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.36,"contrastWhite":15.4,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#3E3A5F","hex":"#3E3A5F","family":"blue","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.98,"contrastWhite":10.63,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#4E4E4B","hex":"#4E4E4B","family":"gray","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.52,"contrastWhite":8.35,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#5F503A","hex":"#5F503A","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.7,"contrastWhite":7.79,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"Umber","hex":"#635147","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.8,"contrastWhite":7.51,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF"]}]
AI context
{"semanticGroups":["warm yellow","muted","earth tone","muted yellow","earth tone yellow","Dark Olive Green adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","muted interface themes","natural palettes","highlight and warning systems"],"contrastSafeWith":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/5b5f3a.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/dark-olive-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/umber.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/loam.json"]}
Harmonies
{"complementary":"#3E3A5F","analogous":["#5F503A","#495F3A"],"triadic":["#3A5B5F","#5F3A5B"],"tetradic":["#3A5F50","#3E3A5F","#5F3A49"],"splitComplementary":["#3A495F","#503A5F"],"monochromatic":["#92985D","#5B5F3A","#242617"]}
Variants
{"light":"#92985D","dark":"#242617","saturated":"#697029","desaturated":"#4E4E4B","pastel":"#959782","neon":"#AEC200"}
Nearest named colors
[{"slug":"dark-olive-green","name":"Dark Olive Green","hex":"#556B2F","distance":17.349351572897472},{"slug":"umber","name":"Umber","hex":"#635147","distance":20.71231517720798},{"slug":"loam","name":"Loam","hex":"#6B4F3A","distance":22.627416997969522},{"slug":"coffee","name":"Coffee","hex":"#6F4E37","distance":26.419689627245813},{"slug":"moss-deep","name":"Moss Deep","hex":"#4A5D23","distance":28.6705423736629}]
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HEX meaning and use

About #5B5F3A

#5B5F3A is classified as a warm yellow value with muted and earth tone visual character. #5B5F3A is visually closest to Dark Olive Green, a named green color with HEX #556B2F.

The RGB channels are 91, 95, and 58, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 66deg with 24% saturation and 30% lightness, so this page treats it as a low-saturation, dark atlas color rather than a generic swatch.

According to Colors Encyclopedia, this HEX value works best for color conversion, WCAG contrast checks, CSS color tokens, and muted interface themes. Its luminance is 0.1071, white text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 17.35, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text3.14:1AA Fail
White text6.68:1AA Pass

AA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #5B5F3A needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000003.14:1 · Fail
White text#FFFFFF6.68:1 · AA

Accessible Alternatives

#242617#FFFFFF text · best 15.4:1#242617
#3E3A5F#FFFFFF text · best 10.63:1#3E3A5F
#4E4E4B#FFFFFF text · best 8.35:1#4E4E4B
#5F503A#FFFFFF text · best 7.79:1#5F503A
Umber#FFFFFF text · best 7.51:1#635147

Generated Palette

#5B5F3A#5B5F3A
#3E3A5F#3E3A5F
#5F503A#5F503A
#495F3A#495F3A
#92985D#92985D
#242617#242617

Color Harmonies

#3E3A5F#3E3A5F
#5F503A#5F503A
#495F3A#495F3A
#3A5B5F#3A5B5F
#5F3A5B#5F3A5B

Variants

#92985D#92985D
#242617#242617
#697029#697029
#4E4E4B#4E4E4B
#959782#959782
#AEC200#AEC200

Nearest Named Colors

Dark Olive Green#556B2F
Umber#635147
Loam#6B4F3A
Coffee#6F4E37
Moss Deep#4A5D23

Related HEX Guides

Dark Olive Green colorOpen the nearest named color reference for #556B2F.Umber colorOpen the nearest named color reference for #635147.Loam colorOpen the nearest named color reference for #6B4F3A.Yellow color familyBrowse named yellow colors related to this HEX value.Warm colorsExplore colors with similar temperature behavior.Muted colorsFind colors in the muted group.Earth Tone colorsFind colors in the earth tone group.Color palettesBrowse palette systems related to generated color combinations.Compare colorsCompare named colors near this HEX value.Accessible colorsBrowse WCAG-friendly named colors and safe text options.#5B5F3A APIOpen the machine-readable JSON record for this HEX value.