#515211#515211

#515211 is a dark, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.078; OKLCH L 42.5% C 0.084 H 110.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.19:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#515211
RGB	rgb(81, 82, 17)
HSL	hsl(61, 66%, 19%)
HSV	hsv(61, 79%, 32%)
CMYK	cmyk(1.2%, 0%, 79.3%, 67.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.61, -9.26, 35.58)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.61, 36.77, 104.59°)
OKLab	oklab(42.45% -0.0292 0.0785)
OKLCH	oklch(42.45% 0.084 110.4)
XYZ	xyz(6.5120, 7.8246, 1.6975)
Luminance	0.0782 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#515211 #121152

analogous

#523311 #515211 #315211

triadic

#515211 #115152 #521151

tetradic

#515211 #115233 #121152 #521131

square

#515211 #115233 #121152 #521131

split-complementary

#515211 #113152 #331152

monochromatic

#191905 #1F1F06 #515211 #83851C #B5B726

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.19

#515211 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.56

#515211 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #515211

8.19:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##515211	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##515211	1.00	8.19	2.56	8.19
#FFFFFF	8.19	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.56	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.19	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#594E05

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5A5016

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#574C46

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4F4F4F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #515211;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 82, 17);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.5% 0.084 110.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#848255',
    500: '#515211',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #515211;
$custom-light: #848255;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#515211",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 82,
    "b": 17
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 60.923,
    "s": 65.657,
    "l": 19.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42453,
    "c": 0.08375,
    "h": 110.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.07824
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#515211

secondary

#35348B

accent

#3FE942

background

#F8F7F5

surface

#EFEEE9

border

#CAC9C5

text

#0B0A03

muted

#7C7C78

Preview Lab

Preview with #515211

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

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