#514C22#514C22

#514C22 is a dark, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.070; OKLCH L 41.1% C 0.061 H 102.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#514C22
RGB	rgb(81, 76, 34)
HSL	hsl(54, 41%, 23%)
HSV	hsv(54, 58%, 32%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 6.2%, 58%, 68.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.88, -4.40, 25.41)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.88, 25.79, 99.83°)
OKLab	oklab(41.13% -0.0133 0.0597)
OKLCH	oklch(41.13% 0.061 102.6)
XYZ	xyz(6.2667, 7.0339, 2.5406)
Luminance	0.0703 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#514C22 #222751

analogous

#513422 #514C22 #3F5122

triadic

#514C22 #22514C #4C2251

tetradic

#514C22 #225134 #222751 #51223F

square

#514C22 #225134 #222751 #51223F

split-complementary

#514C22 #223F51 #342251

monochromatic

#161409 #262410 #514C22 #7C7434 #A79D46

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.73

#514C22 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.41

#514C22 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #514C22

8.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##514C22	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##514C22	1.00	8.73	2.41	8.73
#FFFFFF	8.73	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.41	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.73	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#524A1E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#544C24

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#574742

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4B4B4B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #514c22;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 76, 34);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.1% 0.061 102.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#837d5e',
    500: '#514c22',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #514c22;
$custom-light: #837d5e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#514c22",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 76,
    "b": 34
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 53.617,
    "s": 40.87,
    "l": 22.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.41127,
    "c": 0.06119,
    "h": 102.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.07034
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#514C22

secondary

#4A5085

accent

#64D157

background

#F8F7F5

surface

#EFEEE9

border

#CAC9C5

text

#0B0904

muted

#7C7B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #514C22

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

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