#514D12#514D12

#514D12 is a dark, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.071; OKLCH L 41.2% C 0.077 H 105.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#514D12
RGB	rgb(81, 77, 18)
HSL	hsl(56, 64%, 19%)
HSV	hsv(56, 78%, 32%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 4.9%, 77.8%, 68.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.04, -6.25, 33.64)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.04, 34.22, 100.52°)
OKLab	oklab(41.2% -0.0206 0.0746)
OKLCH	oklch(41.2% 0.077 105.4)
XYZ	xyz(6.1566, 7.1010, 1.6185)
Luminance	0.0710 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#514D12 #121651

analogous

#512E12 #514D12 #365112

triadic

#514D12 #12514D #4D1251

tetradic

#514D12 #12512E #121651 #511236

square

#514D12 #12512E #121651 #511236

split-complementary

#514D12 #123651 #2E1251

monochromatic

#191806 #1F1D07 #514D12 #837D1D #B5AC28

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.68

#514D12 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.42

#514D12 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #514D12

8.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##514D12	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##514D12	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)

#544A08

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#564D16

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#584741

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4B4B4B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #514d12;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 77, 18);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.2% 0.077 105.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#847e54',
    500: '#514d12',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #514d12;
$custom-light: #847e54;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#514d12",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 77,
    "b": 18
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 56.19,
    "s": 63.636,
    "l": 19.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.41196,
    "c": 0.07741,
    "h": 105.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.07101
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#514D12

secondary

#353A8A

accent

#4CE741

background

#F8F7F5

surface

#EFEEE9

border

#CAC9C5

text

#0B0903

muted

#7C7B78

Preview Lab

Preview with #514D12

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

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