#515215#515215

#515215 is a dark, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.078; OKLCH L 42.5% C 0.081 H 110.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.18:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#515215
RGB	rgb(81, 82, 21)
HSL	hsl(61, 59%, 20%)
HSV	hsv(61, 74%, 32%)
CMYK	cmyk(1.2%, 0%, 74.4%, 67.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.64, -9.03, 33.92)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.64, 35.10, 104.90°)
OKLab	oklab(42.49% -0.0281 0.0758)
OKLCH	oklch(42.49% 0.081 110.3)
XYZ	xyz(6.5462, 7.8382, 1.8774)
Luminance	0.0784 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#515215 #161552

analogous

#523515 #515215 #325215

triadic

#515215 #155152 #521551

tetradic

#515215 #155235 #161552 #521532

square

#515215 #155235 #161552 #521532

split-complementary

#515215 #153252 #351552

monochromatic

#181806 #212109 #515215 #818321 #B1B32E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.18

#515215 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.57

#515215 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #515215

8.18:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##515215	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##515215	1.00	8.18	2.57	8.18
#FFFFFF	8.18	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.57	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.18	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#594E0C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5A5019

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#574C46

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4F4F4F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #515215;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 82, 21);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.5% 0.081 110.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#848257',
    500: '#515215',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #515215;
$custom-light: #848257;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#515215",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 82,
    "b": 21
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 60.984,
    "s": 59.223,
    "l": 20.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42486,
    "c": 0.08084,
    "h": 110.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.07838
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#515215

secondary

#3A398A

accent

#45E248

background

#F8F7F5

surface

#EFEEE9

border

#CAC9C5

text

#0B0A03

muted

#7C7C78

Preview Lab

Preview with #515215

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

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