#514917#514917

#514917 is a dark, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.066; OKLCH L 40.2% C 0.069 H 100.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#514917
RGB	rgb(81, 73, 23)
HSL	hsl(52, 56%, 20%)
HSV	hsv(52, 72%, 32%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 9.9%, 71.6%, 68.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(30.82, -3.50, 30.09)
CIE-LCH	lch(30.82, 30.29, 96.64°)
OKLab	oklab(40.24% -0.0122 0.0681)
OKLCH	oklch(40.24% 0.069 100.2)
XYZ	xyz(5.9308, 6.5765, 1.7674)
Luminance	0.0658 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#514917 #171F51

analogous

#512C17 #514917 #3C5117

triadic

#514917 #175149 #491751

tetradic

#514917 #17512C #171F51 #51173C

square

#514917 #17512C #171F51 #51173C

split-complementary

#514917 #173C51 #2C1751

monochromatic

#181507 #211E09 #514917 #817425 #B09F32

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.07

#514917 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.32

#514917 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #514917

9.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##514917	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##514917	1.00	9.07	2.32	9.07
#FFFFFF	9.07	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.32	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.07	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#504711

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#534A1A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#58433F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#494949

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #514917;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 73, 23);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(40.2% 0.069 100.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#847b57',
    500: '#514917',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #514917;
$custom-light: #847b57;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#514917",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 23
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 51.724,
    "s": 55.769,
    "l": 20.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.40245,
    "c": 0.06918,
    "h": 100.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.06576
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#514917

secondary

#3C4688

accent

#5DDF49

background

#F8F7F5

surface

#EFEDE9

border

#CAC8C5

text

#0B0903

muted

#7C7B78

Preview Lab

Preview with #514917

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

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