#514E11#514E11

#514E11 is a dark, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.072; OKLCH L 41.4% C 0.079 H 106.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.58:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#514E11
RGB	rgb(81, 78, 17)
HSL	hsl(57, 65%, 19%)
HSV	hsv(57, 79%, 32%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 3.7%, 79%, 68.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.34, -6.90, 34.37)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.34, 35.05, 101.35°)
OKLab	oklab(41.44% -0.0226 0.0759)
OKLCH	oklch(41.44% 0.079 106.5)
XYZ	xyz(6.2192, 7.2388, 1.5998)
Luminance	0.0724 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#514E11 #111451

analogous

#512E11 #514E11 #345111

triadic

#514E11 #11514E #4E1151

tetradic

#514E11 #11512E #111451 #511134

square

#514E11 #11512E #111451 #511134

split-complementary

#514E11 #113451 #2E1151

monochromatic

#191805 #1E1D06 #514E11 #847F1C #B6AF26

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.58

#514E11 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.45

#514E11 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #514E11

8.58:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##514E11	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##514E11	1.00	8.58	2.45	8.58
#FFFFFF	8.58	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.45	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.58	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#554B06

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#574D15

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#584842

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4C4C4C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #514e11;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 78, 17);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.4% 0.079 106.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#847f54',
    500: '#514e11',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #514e11;
$custom-light: #847f54;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#514e11",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 17
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 57.188,
    "s": 65.306,
    "l": 19.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4144,
    "c": 0.07922,
    "h": 106.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.07239
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#514E11

secondary

#34388A

accent

#47E840

background

#F8F7F5

surface

#EFEEE9

border

#CAC9C5

text

#0B0A03

muted

#7C7C78

Preview Lab

Preview with #514E11

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

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