#514521#514521

#514521 is a dark, muted yellow. Relative luminance 0.061; OKLCH L 39.4% C 0.055 H 91.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.45:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#514521
RGB	rgb(81, 69, 33)
HSL	hsl(45, 42%, 22%)
HSV	hsv(45, 59%, 32%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 14.8%, 59.3%, 68.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(29.70, -0.19, 23.40)
CIE-LCH	lch(29.70, 23.40, 90.46°)
OKLab	oklab(39.4% -0.0013 0.0553)
OKLCH	oklch(39.4% 0.055 91.3)
XYZ	xyz(5.7962, 6.1157, 2.3137)
Luminance	0.0612 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#514521 #212D51

analogous

#512D21 #514521 #455121

triadic

#514521 #215145 #452151

tetradic

#514521 #21512D #212D51 #512145

square

#514521 #21512D #212D51 #512145

split-complementary

#514521 #214551 #2D2151

monochromatic

#161309 #26200F #514521 #7C6A33 #A88F44

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.45

#514521 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.22

#514521 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #514521

9.45:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##514521	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##514521	1.00	9.45	2.22	9.45
#FFFFFF	9.45	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.22	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.45	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4C441E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4F4722

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#57403D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#464646

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #514521;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 69, 33);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(39.4% 0.055 91.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#83785d',
    500: '#514521',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #514521;
$custom-light: #83785d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#514521",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 69,
    "b": 33
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 45,
    "s": 42.105,
    "l": 22.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.39396,
    "c": 0.05526,
    "h": 91.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.06115
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#514521

secondary

#495885

accent

#75D256

background

#F8F7F5

surface

#EFEDE9

border

#CAC8C5

text

#0B0904

muted

#7C7B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #514521

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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