#514C23#514C23

#514C23 is a dark, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.070; OKLCH L 41.1% C 0.060 H 102.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#514C23
RGB	rgb(81, 76, 35)
HSL	hsl(53, 40%, 23%)
HSV	hsv(53, 57%, 32%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 6.2%, 56.8%, 68.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.90, -4.30, 24.86)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.90, 25.23, 99.82°)
OKLab	oklab(41.14% -0.0129 0.0587)
OKLCH	oklch(41.14% 0.06 102.4)
XYZ	xyz(6.2813, 7.0398, 2.6177)
Luminance	0.0704 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#514C23 #232851

analogous

#513523 #514C23 #3F5123

triadic

#514C23 #23514C #4C2351

tetradic

#514C23 #235135 #232851 #51233F

square

#514C23 #235135 #232851 #51233F

split-complementary

#514C23 #233F51 #352351

monochromatic

#151409 #262411 #514C23 #7C7435 #A69C48

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.72

#514C23 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.41

#514C23 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #514C23

8.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##514C23	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##514C23	1.00	8.72	2.41	8.72
#FFFFFF	8.72	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.41	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.72	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#524A1F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#544C25

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#574743

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4B4B4B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #514c23;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 76, 35);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.1% 0.060 102.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#837d5f',
    500: '#514c23',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #514c23;
$custom-light: #837d5f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#514c23",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 76,
    "b": 35
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 53.478,
    "s": 39.655,
    "l": 22.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.41142,
    "c": 0.06005,
    "h": 102.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.0704
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#514C23

secondary

#4B5185

accent

#65D058

background

#F8F7F5

surface

#EFEEE9

border

#CAC9C5

text

#0B0904

muted

#7C7B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #514C23

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

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