#514B12#514B12

#514B12 is a dark, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.068; OKLCH L 40.7% C 0.075 H 103.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#514B12
RGB	rgb(81, 75, 18)
HSL	hsl(54, 64%, 19%)
HSV	hsv(54, 78%, 32%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 7.4%, 77.8%, 68.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.41, -5.04, 33.03)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.41, 33.41, 98.68°)
OKLab	oklab(40.7% -0.0172 0.0733)
OKLCH	oklch(40.7% 0.075 103.2)
XYZ	xyz(6.0189, 6.8254, 1.5725)
Luminance	0.0683 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#514B12 #121851

analogous

#512C12 #514B12 #385112

triadic

#514B12 #12514B #4B1251

tetradic

#514B12 #12512C #121851 #511238

square

#514B12 #12512C #121851 #511238

split-complementary

#514B12 #123851 #2C1251

monochromatic

#191706 #1F1D07 #514B12 #83791D #B5A828

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.88

#514B12 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.37

#514B12 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #514B12

8.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##514B12	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##514B12	1.00	8.88	2.37	8.88
#FFFFFF	8.88	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.37	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.88	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#524809

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#544B16

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#584540

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4A4A4A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #514b12;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 75, 18);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(40.7% 0.075 103.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#847d54',
    500: '#514b12',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #514b12;
$custom-light: #847d54;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#514b12",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 75,
    "b": 18
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 54.286,
    "s": 63.636,
    "l": 19.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.40695,
    "c": 0.07531,
    "h": 103.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.06825
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#514B12

secondary

#353D8A

accent

#51E741

background

#F8F7F5

surface

#EFEEE9

border

#CAC9C5

text

#0B0903

muted

#7C7B78

Preview Lab

Preview with #514B12

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

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