#514916#514916

#514916 is a dark, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.066; OKLCH L 40.2% C 0.070 H 100.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#514916
RGB	rgb(81, 73, 22)
HSL	hsl(52, 57%, 20%)
HSV	hsv(52, 73%, 32%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 9.9%, 72.8%, 68.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(30.81, -3.57, 30.57)
CIE-LCH	lch(30.81, 30.78, 96.67°)
OKLab	oklab(40.24% -0.0125 0.0689)
OKLCH	oklch(40.24% 0.07 100.3)
XYZ	xyz(5.9210, 6.5726, 1.7157)
Luminance	0.0657 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#514916 #161E51

analogous

#512B16 #514916 #3C5116

triadic

#514916 #165149 #491651

tetradic

#514916 #16512B #161E51 #51163C

square

#514916 #16512B #161E51 #51163C

split-complementary

#514916 #163C51 #2B1651

monochromatic

#181607 #211E09 #514916 #817423 #B1A030

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.07

#514916 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.31

#514916 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #514916

9.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##514916	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##514916	1.00	9.07	2.31	9.07
#FFFFFF	9.07	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.31	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.07	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#50470F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#534A19

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#58433E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#494949

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #514916;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 73, 22);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(40.2% 0.070 100.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#847b56',
    500: '#514916',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #514916;
$custom-light: #847b56;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#514916",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 22
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 51.864,
    "s": 57.282,
    "l": 20.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.40235,
    "c": 0.07006,
    "h": 100.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.06572
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#514916

secondary

#3A4588

accent

#5CE147

background

#F8F7F5

surface

#EFEDE9

border

#CAC8C5

text

#0B0903

muted

#7C7B78

Preview Lab

Preview with #514916

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

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