#514E16#514E16

#514E16 is a dark, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.073; OKLCH L 41.5% C 0.075 H 106.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.57:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#514E16
RGB	rgb(81, 78, 22)
HSL	hsl(57, 57%, 20%)
HSV	hsv(57, 73%, 32%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 3.7%, 72.8%, 68.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.38, -6.60, 32.19)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.38, 32.86, 101.58°)
OKLab	oklab(41.48% -0.0211 0.0724)
OKLCH	oklch(41.48% 0.075 106.3)
XYZ	xyz(6.2628, 7.2563, 1.8296)
Luminance	0.0726 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#514E16 #161951

analogous

#513016 #514E16 #365116

triadic

#514E16 #16514E #4E1651

tetradic

#514E16 #165130 #161951 #511636

square

#514E16 #165130 #161951 #511636

split-complementary

#514E16 #163651 #301651

monochromatic

#181707 #212009 #514E16 #817C23 #B1AB30

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.57

#514E16 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.45

#514E16 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #514E16

8.57:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##514E16	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##514E16	1.00	8.57	2.45	8.57
#FFFFFF	8.57	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.45	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.57	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#554B0E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#564D1A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#574843

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4C4C4C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #514e16;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 78, 22);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.5% 0.075 106.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#847f57',
    500: '#514e16',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #514e16;
$custom-light: #847f57;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#514e16",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 22
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 56.949,
    "s": 57.282,
    "l": 20.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.41483,
    "c": 0.07538,
    "h": 106.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.07256
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#514E16

secondary

#3A3E88

accent

#4FE147

background

#F8F7F5

surface

#EFEEE9

border

#CAC9C5

text

#0B0A03

muted

#7C7C78

Preview Lab

Preview with #514E16

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

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