Close to Olive Brown
#5E490A
#5E490A is a very dark, vivid yellow, close to the color Olive Brown. In RGB it’s made of 36.9% red, 28.6% green, and 3.9% blue. Its hue is 45°, with 81% saturation and 20% 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 #5E490A.
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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2.43:1 FailThis color as text on white
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2.43:1 FailHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #5E490A as they’d see it.
#5E490A in use
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Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #5E490A
What color is #5E490A?
#5E490A is a very dark, vivid yellow, close to the color Olive Brown. In RGB it’s made of 36.9% red, 28.6% green, and 3.9% blue. Its hue is 45°, with 81% saturation and 20% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #5E490A in RGB?
#5E490A is rgb(94, 73, 10): 94 red, 73 green, and 10 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #5E490A in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 22, 89, 63). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #5E490A?
PANTONE 7552 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #5E490A?
Its complement #444681 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.