#514C16#514C16

#514C16 is a dark, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.070; OKLCH L 41.0% C 0.073 H 104.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#514C16
RGB	rgb(81, 76, 22)
HSL	hsl(55, 57%, 20%)
HSV	hsv(55, 73%, 32%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 6.2%, 72.8%, 68.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.75, -5.40, 31.55)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.75, 32.00, 99.71°)
OKLab	oklab(40.98% -0.0177 0.071)
OKLCH	oklch(40.98% 0.073 104)
XYZ	xyz(6.1228, 6.9764, 1.7830)
Luminance	0.0698 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#514C16 #161B51

analogous

#512E16 #514C16 #395116

triadic

#514C16 #16514C #4C1651

tetradic

#514C16 #16512E #161B51 #511639

square

#514C16 #16512E #161B51 #511639

split-complementary

#514C16 #163951 #2E1651

monochromatic

#181707 #211F09 #514C16 #817923 #B1A630

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.77

#514C16 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.40

#514C16 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #514C16

8.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##514C16	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##514C16	1.00	8.77	2.40	8.77
#FFFFFF	8.77	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.40	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.77	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#53490F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#554C19

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#574641

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4B4B4B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #514c16;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 76, 22);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.0% 0.073 104.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#847d57',
    500: '#514c16',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #514c16;
$custom-light: #847d57;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#514c16",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 76,
    "b": 22
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 54.915,
    "s": 57.282,
    "l": 20.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.40981,
    "c": 0.07317,
    "h": 104
  },
  "luminance": 0.06976
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#514C16

secondary

#3A4188

accent

#54E147

background

#F8F7F5

surface

#EFEEE9

border

#CAC9C5

text

#0B0903

muted

#7C7B78

Preview Lab

Preview with #514C16

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

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