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#5E5C23

#5e5c23 ≈ Army Green

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#5e5c23 is a color from the yellow family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 36.86% red, 36.08% green and 13.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 2.13% magenta, 62.77% yellow and 63.14% black. Its hue angle is 57.97°, with 45.74% saturation and 25.29% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with optimism, attention and joy. Designers typically use it for highlights and warnings, children's products and luxury branding. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.93:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Army Green (#4b5320), ΔE 5.46.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#666633
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Relative luminance0.1016

Complementary

  1. #5e5c23
  2. #23255e

Split complementary

  1. #5e5c23
  2. #23425e
  3. #3e235e

Analogous

  1. #5e3e23
  2. #5e5c23
  3. #425e23

Triadic

  1. #5e5c23
  2. #235e5c
  3. #5c235e

Tetradic

  1. #5e5c23
  2. #255e23
  3. #23255e
  4. #5c235e

Square

  1. #5e5c23
  2. #235e3e
  3. #23255e
  4. #5e2342

Monochromatic

  1. #0f0f06
  2. #26250e
  3. #5e5c23
  4. #969338
  5. #c1be59

Shades

#5e5c23 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #5e5c23
  2. #555320
  3. #4b4a1c
  4. #424019
  5. #383715
  6. #2f2e12
  7. #26250e
  8. #1c1c0b
  9. #131207
  10. #090904
  11. #000000

Tints

#5e5c23 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #5e5c23
  2. #6e6c39
  3. #7e7d4f
  4. #8e8d65
  5. #9e9d7b
  6. #afae91
  7. #bfbea7
  8. #cfcebd
  9. #dfded3
  10. #efefe9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#5e5c23 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #5e5c23
  2. #61602c
  3. #656336
  4. #68673f
  5. #6c6a48
  6. #6f6e52
  7. #72725b
  8. #767564
  9. #79796d
  10. #7d7c77
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.93:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.03:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5a5a5a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5b5b4a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #64581d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #655b26 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #655650 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #615a1f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #625b25 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #625942 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-5e5c23 {
  color: #5e5c23;
}
Background
.bg-5e5c23 {
  background-color: #5e5c23;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-5e5c23 {
  border: 2px solid #5e5c23;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #5e5c23;
  --color-primary-rgb: 94 92 35;
  --color-primary-hsl: 58 46% 25%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-5e5c23 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #5e5c23, #425e23);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-5e5c23 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(94 92 35 / 0.35);
}

#4b5320 Army Green ΔE 5.46 #556b2f Dark Olive Green ΔE 8.49 #6c541e Field Drab ΔE 8.77 #444c38 Rifle Green ΔE 12.82 #826644 Raw Umber ΔE 14.07 #4f7942 Fern Green ΔE 14.77 #355e3b Hunter Green ΔE 14.80 #a1a3dc Inverted #5a5a5a Grayscale 

Army Green
#5e5c23  rgb(94, 92, 35)  hsl(58, 46%, 25%)  Army Green
#23255e  rgb(35, 37, 94)  hsl(238, 46%, 25%)  Midnight Blue
#235e5c  rgb(35, 94, 92)  hsl(178, 46%, 25%)  Dark Slate Gray
#5c235e  rgb(92, 35, 94)  hsl(298, 46%, 25%)  Byzantium