#514B1B#514B1B

#514B1B is a dark, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.069; OKLCH L 40.8% C 0.068 H 102.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#514B1B
RGB	rgb(81, 75, 27)
HSL	hsl(53, 50%, 21%)
HSV	hsv(53, 67%, 32%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 7.4%, 66.7%, 68.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.49, -4.42, 28.76)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.49, 29.10, 98.74°)
OKLab	oklab(40.79% -0.0143 0.066)
OKLCH	oklch(40.79% 0.068 102.2)
XYZ	xyz(6.1075, 6.8609, 2.0393)
Luminance	0.0686 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#514B1B #1B2151

analogous

#51301B #514B1B #3C511B

triadic

#514B1B #1B514B #4B1B51

tetradic

#514B1B #1B5130 #1B2151 #511B3C

square

#514B1B #1B5130 #1B2151 #511B3C

split-complementary

#514B1B #1B3C51 #301B51

monochromatic

#171508 #23200C #514B1B #7F752A #ADA03A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.85

#514B1B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.37

#514B1B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #514B1B

8.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##514B1B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##514B1B	1.00	8.85	2.37	8.85
#FFFFFF	8.85	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.37	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.85	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#524916

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#544B1E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#574641

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4A4A4A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #514b1b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 75, 27);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(40.8% 0.068 102.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#847d5a',
    500: '#514b1b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #514b1b;
$custom-light: #847d5a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#514b1b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 75,
    "b": 27
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 53.333,
    "s": 50,
    "l": 21.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.40786,
    "c": 0.0675,
    "h": 102.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.06861
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#514B1B

secondary

#414987

accent

#5EDA4E

background

#F8F7F5

surface

#EFEEE9

border

#CAC9C5

text

#0B0904

muted

#7C7B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #514B1B

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

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