#514B32#514B32

#514B32 is a dark, muted yellow. Relative luminance 0.070; OKLCH L 41.2% C 0.040 H 96.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#514B32
RGB	rgb(81, 75, 50)
HSL	hsl(48, 24%, 26%)
HSV	hsv(48, 38%, 32%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 7.4%, 38.3%, 68.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.83, -1.87, 15.83)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.83, 15.94, 96.73°)
OKLab	oklab(41.17% -0.0043 0.0393)
OKLCH	oklch(41.17% 0.04 96.3)
XYZ	xyz(6.4852, 7.0120, 4.0288)
Luminance	0.0701 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#514B32 #323851

analogous

#513B32 #514B32 #475132

triadic

#514B32 #32514B #4B3251

tetradic

#514B32 #32513B #323851 #513247

square

#514B32 #32513B #323851 #513247

split-complementary

#514B32 #324751 #3B3251

monochromatic

#13120C #2B281B #514B32 #776E49 #9D9161

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.74

#514B32 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.40

#514B32 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #514B32

8.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##514B32	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##514B32	1.00	8.74	2.40	8.74
#FFFFFF	8.74	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.40	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.74	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#504A30

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#524C33

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#564745

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4B4B4B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #514b32;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 75, 50);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.2% 0.040 96.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#827d6a',
    500: '#514b32',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #514b32;
$custom-light: #827d6a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#514b32",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 75,
    "b": 50
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 48.387,
    "s": 23.664,
    "l": 25.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.41173,
    "c": 0.03955,
    "h": 96.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.07012
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#514B32

secondary

#5D6482

accent

#79C068

background

#F8F7F6

surface

#EFEEEB

border

#CAC9C6

text

#0A0906

muted

#7C7B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #514B32

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

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