#514E12#514E12

#514E12 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	#514E12
RGB	rgb(81, 78, 18)
HSL	hsl(57, 64%, 19%)
HSV	hsv(57, 78%, 32%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 3.7%, 77.8%, 68.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.35, -6.84, 33.95)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.35, 34.64, 101.40°)
OKLab	oklab(41.45% -0.0223 0.0753)
OKLCH	oklch(41.45% 0.079 106.5)
XYZ	xyz(6.2272, 7.2420, 1.6420)
Luminance	0.0724 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#514E12 #121551

analogous

#512F12 #514E12 #355112

triadic

#514E12 #12514E #4E1251

tetradic

#514E12 #12512F #121551 #511235

square

#514E12 #12512F #121551 #511235

split-complementary

#514E12 #123551 #2F1251

monochromatic

#191806 #1F1E07 #514E12 #837E1D #B5AE28

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.58

#514E12 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.45

#514E12 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #514E12

8.58:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##514E12	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##514E12	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)

#554B08

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#574D16

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#574842

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4C4C4C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #514e12;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 78, 18);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.4% 0.079 106.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#847f55',
    500: '#514e12',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #514e12;
$custom-light: #847f55;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#514e12",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 18
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 57.143,
    "s": 63.636,
    "l": 19.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.41447,
    "c": 0.0785,
    "h": 106.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.07242
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#514E12

secondary

#35398A

accent

#49E741

background

#F8F7F5

surface

#EFEEE9

border

#CAC9C5

text

#0B0A03

muted

#7C7C78

Preview Lab

Preview with #514E12

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

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