Hemlock is a medium dark medium bright shade of Yellow. It belongs to the color family Dark Pastel Yellow, and it has medium lightness and medium saturation. Hemlock is a warm color.
RGB space
CMYK space
The hex code for Hemlock is #5E5D3B.
In the RGB (Red, Green, Blue) color space, which is used for digital colors, Hemlock has 37%% Red, 36% Green, and 23% Blue.
Hemlock has 58° Hue, 37% Saturation, and 37% Value in the HSV (Hue, Saturation, Value) color space, which is another way to represent digital colors.
Hemlock has 58° Hue, 23% Saturation, and 30% Lightness in the HSL (Hue, Saturation, Lightness) color space, which is a different way to express digital colors.
Hemlock has 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 37% yellow, and 63% black in the CMYK (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black) color space, which is used for color printing.
Color Space |
Original Units |
Percentage |
---|---|---|
Hex |
#5E5D3B |
|
RGB |
(94, 93, 59) |
(37%, 36%, 23%) |
HSV |
(58°, 37, 37) |
(16%, 37%, 37%) |
HSL |
(58°, 23, 30) |
(16%, 23%, 30%) |
CMYK |
(0, 1, 37, 63) |
(0%, 1%, 37%, 63%) |
The natural luminance of Hemlock is 10%, which is low.
Hemlock has a higher contrast with white than black.
Hemlock and black have a 3.1:1 contrast ratio, which is insufficient for readability.
Hemlock and white have a 6.8:1 contrast ratio, which meets the AA requirement. These colors are suitable for titles.
Luminance |
Contrast to Black |
Contrast to White |
---|---|---|
10% |
insufficient (3.1) |
AA (6.8) |
Example Black |
Example White |
Example Black |
Example White |
To mix Hemlock paint using eight primary colors (Red, Green, Blue, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, White, and Black), you'll need to combine 13% Yellow, 1% Red, 63% Black, 23% White, as shown below.
Yellow
13%
Red
1%
Green
0%
Blue
0%
Cyan
0%
Magenta
0%
Black
63%
White
23%
To mix Hemlock paint using five primary colors (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, White, and Black), you'll need to combine 13% Yellow, 63% Black, 23% White, as shown below.
Cyan
0%
Magenta
0%
Yellow
13%
Black
63%
White
23%
Colors similar to Hemlock are: Finch, Woodland, Yellow Metal, Crocodile, and Greyish Brown. Finch is more green and paler and lighter than Hemlock. Woodland is more green and brighter and darker than Hemlock. Yellow Metal is more orange and brighter and lighter than Hemlock. Crocodile is more orange and paler and lighter than Hemlock. Greyish Brown is more orange and lighter than Hemlock.