#514D11#514D11

#514D11 is a dark, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.071; OKLCH L 41.2% C 0.078 H 105.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#514D11
RGB	rgb(81, 77, 17)
HSL	hsl(56, 65%, 19%)
HSV	hsv(56, 79%, 32%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 4.9%, 79%, 68.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.03, -6.30, 34.06)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.03, 34.64, 100.48°)
OKLab	oklab(41.19% -0.0209 0.0753)
OKLCH	oklch(41.19% 0.078 105.5)
XYZ	xyz(6.1486, 7.0978, 1.5763)
Luminance	0.0710 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#514D11 #111551

analogous

#512D11 #514D11 #355111

triadic

#514D11 #11514D #4D1151

tetradic

#514D11 #11512D #111551 #511135

square

#514D11 #11512D #111551 #511135

split-complementary

#514D11 #113551 #2D1151

monochromatic

#191805 #1E1D06 #514D11 #847D1C #B6AD26

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.68

#514D11 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.42

#514D11 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #514D11

8.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##514D11	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##514D11	1.00	8.68	2.42	8.68
#FFFFFF	8.68	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.42	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.68	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#544A07

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#564C15

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#584741

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4B4B4B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #514d11;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 77, 17);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.2% 0.078 105.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#847e54',
    500: '#514d11',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #514d11;
$custom-light: #847e54;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#514d11",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 77,
    "b": 17
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 56.25,
    "s": 65.306,
    "l": 19.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.41188,
    "c": 0.07814,
    "h": 105.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.07098
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#514D11

secondary

#34398A

accent

#4AE840

background

#F8F7F5

surface

#EFEEE8

border

#CAC9C4

text

#0B0903

muted

#7C7B78

Preview Lab

Preview with #514D11

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

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