#514B2D#514B2D

#514B2D is a dark, muted yellow. Relative luminance 0.070; OKLCH L 41.1% C 0.046 H 98.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#514B2D
RGB	rgb(81, 75, 45)
HSL	hsl(50, 29%, 25%)
HSV	hsv(50, 44%, 32%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 7.4%, 44.4%, 68.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.74, -2.54, 18.77)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.74, 18.94, 97.71°)
OKLab	oklab(41.07% -0.0067 0.0459)
OKLCH	oklch(41.07% 0.046 98.3)
XYZ	xyz(6.3832, 6.9711, 3.4914)
Luminance	0.0697 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#514B2D #2D3351

analogous

#51392D #514B2D #45512D

triadic

#514B2D #2D514B #4B2D51

tetradic

#514B2D #2D5139 #2D3351 #512D45

square

#514B2D #2D5139 #2D3351 #512D45

split-complementary

#514B2D #2D4551 #392D51

monochromatic

#14120B #2A2717 #514B2D #786F43 #A09459

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.77

#514B2D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.39

#514B2D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #514B2D

8.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##514B2D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##514B2D	1.00	8.77	2.39	8.77
#FFFFFF	8.77	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.39	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.77	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#50492B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#524C2E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#564744

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4B4B4B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #514b2d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 75, 45);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.1% 0.046 98.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#837d66',
    500: '#514b2d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #514b2d;
$custom-light: #837d66;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#514b2d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 75,
    "b": 45
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 50,
    "s": 28.571,
    "l": 24.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.41069,
    "c": 0.04637,
    "h": 98.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.06971
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#514B2D

secondary

#575E83

accent

#73C563

background

#F8F7F6

surface

#EFEEEB

border

#CAC9C6

text

#0A0906

muted

#7C7B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #514B2D

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

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