#514E18#514E18

#514E18 is a dark, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.073; OKLCH L 41.5% C 0.074 H 106.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.56:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#514E18
RGB	rgb(81, 78, 24)
HSL	hsl(57, 54%, 21%)
HSV	hsv(57, 70%, 32%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 3.7%, 70.4%, 68.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.40, -6.46, 31.26)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.40, 31.92, 101.68°)
OKLab	oklab(41.5% -0.0205 0.0707)
OKLCH	oklch(41.5% 0.074 106.1)
XYZ	xyz(6.2828, 7.2643, 1.9352)
Luminance	0.0726 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#514E18 #181B51

analogous

#513118 #514E18 #375118

triadic

#514E18 #18514E #4E1851

tetradic

#514E18 #185131 #181B51 #511837

square

#514E18 #185131 #181B51 #511837

split-complementary

#514E18 #183751 #311851

monochromatic

#181707 #22210A #514E18 #807B26 #AFA934

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.56

#514E18 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.45

#514E18 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #514E18

8.56:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##514E18	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##514E18	1.00	8.56	2.45	8.56
#FFFFFF	8.56	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.45	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.56	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#554B11

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#564D1B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#574943

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4C4C4C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #514e18;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 78, 24);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.5% 0.074 106.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#847f58',
    500: '#514e18',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #514e18;
$custom-light: #847f58;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#514e18",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 24
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 56.842,
    "s": 54.286,
    "l": 20.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.41503,
    "c": 0.07365,
    "h": 106.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.07264
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#514E18

secondary

#3D4188

accent

#52DE4A

background

#F8F7F5

surface

#EFEEE9

border

#CAC9C5

text

#0B0A03

muted

#7C7C78

Preview Lab

Preview with #514E18

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

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