#514D16#514D16

#514D16 is a dark, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.071; OKLCH L 41.2% C 0.074 H 105.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#514D16
RGB	rgb(81, 77, 22)
HSL	hsl(56, 57%, 20%)
HSV	hsv(56, 73%, 32%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 4.9%, 72.8%, 68.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.07, -6.00, 31.87)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.07, 32.43, 100.66°)
OKLab	oklab(41.23% -0.0194 0.0717)
OKLCH	oklch(41.23% 0.074 105.2)
XYZ	xyz(6.1923, 7.1152, 1.8061)
Luminance	0.0712 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#514D16 #161A51

analogous

#512F16 #514D16 #385116

triadic

#514D16 #16514D #4D1651

tetradic

#514D16 #16512F #161A51 #511638

square

#514D16 #16512F #161A51 #511638

split-complementary

#514D16 #163851 #2F1651

monochromatic

#181707 #211F09 #514D16 #817B23 #B1A930

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.67

#514D16 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.42

#514D16 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #514D16

8.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##514D16	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##514D16	1.00	8.67	2.42	8.67
#FFFFFF	8.67	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.42	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.67	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#544A0E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#564D19

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#574742

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4B4B4B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #514d16;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 77, 22);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.2% 0.074 105.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#847e57',
    500: '#514d16',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #514d16;
$custom-light: #847e57;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#514d16",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 77,
    "b": 22
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 55.932,
    "s": 57.282,
    "l": 20.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.41232,
    "c": 0.07425,
    "h": 105.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.07115
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#514D16

secondary

#3A4088

accent

#52E147

background

#F8F7F5

surface

#EFEEE9

border

#CAC9C5

text

#0B0903

muted

#7C7B78

Preview Lab

Preview with #514D16

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

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