#51500E#51500E

#51500E is a dark, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.075; OKLCH L 41.9% C 0.083 H 108.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.39:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#51500E
RGB	rgb(81, 80, 14)
HSL	hsl(59, 71%, 19%)
HSV	hsv(59, 83%, 32%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 1.2%, 82.7%, 68.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.96, -8.24, 36.12)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.96, 37.05, 102.85°)
OKLab	oklab(41.92% -0.0266 0.079)
OKLCH	oklch(41.92% 0.083 108.6)
XYZ	xyz(6.3415, 7.5186, 1.5326)
Luminance	0.0752 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#51500E #0E0F51

analogous

#512E0E #51500E #30510E

triadic

#51500E #0E5150 #500E51

tetradic

#51500E #0E512E #0E0F51 #510E30

square

#51500E #0E512E #0E0F51 #510E30

split-complementary

#51500E #0E3051 #2E0E51

monochromatic

#1A1A05 #1D1C05 #51500E #858417 #B9B720

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.39

#51500E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.50

#51500E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #51500E

8.39:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##51500E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##51500E	1.00	8.39	2.50	8.39
#FFFFFF	8.39	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.50	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.39	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#574C01

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#584F13

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#574A44

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4D4D4D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #51500e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 80, 14);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.9% 0.083 108.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#858053',
    500: '#51500e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #51500e;
$custom-light: #858053;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#51500e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 80,
    "b": 14
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 59.104,
    "s": 70.526,
    "l": 18.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.41924,
    "c": 0.08339,
    "h": 108.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.07518
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#51500E

secondary

#2F318C

accent

#3DED3A

background

#F8F7F4

surface

#EFEEE7

border

#CAC9C3

text

#0B0A03

muted

#7C7C78

Preview Lab

Preview with #51500E

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

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