#514B22#514B22

#514B22 is a dark, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.069; OKLCH L 40.9% C 0.060 H 101.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.83:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#514B22
RGB	rgb(81, 75, 34)
HSL	hsl(52, 41%, 23%)
HSV	hsv(52, 58%, 32%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 7.4%, 58%, 68.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.57, -3.79, 25.04)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.57, 25.33, 98.62°)
OKLab	oklab(40.88% -0.0115 0.0589)
OKLCH	oklch(40.88% 0.06 101.1)
XYZ	xyz(6.1983, 6.8972, 2.5179)
Luminance	0.0690 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#514B22 #222851

analogous

#513322 #514B22 #405122

triadic

#514B22 #22514B #4B2251

tetradic

#514B22 #225133 #222851 #512240

square

#514B22 #225133 #222851 #512240

split-complementary

#514B22 #224051 #332251

monochromatic

#161409 #262310 #514B22 #7C7334 #A79B46

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.83

#514B22 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.38

#514B22 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #514B22

8.83:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##514B22	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##514B22	1.00	8.83	2.38	8.83
#FFFFFF	8.83	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.38	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.83	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#51491E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#534B24

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#574642

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4A4A4A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #514b22;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 75, 34);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(40.9% 0.060 101.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#837d5e',
    500: '#514b22',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #514b22;
$custom-light: #837d5e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#514b22",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 75,
    "b": 34
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 52.34,
    "s": 40.87,
    "l": 22.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4088,
    "c": 0.06005,
    "h": 101.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.06897
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#514B22

secondary

#4A5185

accent

#67D157

background

#F8F7F5

surface

#EFEEE9

border

#CAC9C5

text

#0B0904

muted

#7C7B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #514B22

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

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