Close to Kale
#5E643C
#5E643C is a dark, muted yellow, close to the color Kale. In RGB it’s made of 36.9% red, 39.2% green, and 23.5% blue. Its hue is 69°, with 25% saturation and 31% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. White text sits best on top of it.
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Combinations from the color wheel, built around #5E643C.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
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3.36:1 AA LargeHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #5E643C as they’d see it.
#5E643C in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #5E643C
What color is #5E643C?
#5E643C is a dark, muted yellow, close to the color Kale. In RGB it’s made of 36.9% red, 39.2% green, and 23.5% blue. Its hue is 69°, with 25% saturation and 31% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #5E643C in RGB?
#5E643C is rgb(94, 100, 60): 94 red, 100 green, and 60 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #5E643C in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(6, 0, 40, 61). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #5E643C?
PANTONE 7498 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #5E643C?
Its complement #635C82 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.