#515216#515216

#515216 is a dark, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.078; OKLCH L 42.5% C 0.080 H 110.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.18:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#515216
RGB	rgb(81, 82, 22)
HSL	hsl(61, 58%, 20%)
HSV	hsv(61, 73%, 32%)
CMYK	cmyk(1.2%, 0%, 73.2%, 67.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.65, -8.96, 33.48)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.65, 34.66, 104.99°)
OKLab	oklab(42.5% -0.0278 0.0751)
OKLCH	oklch(42.5% 0.08 110.3)
XYZ	xyz(6.5557, 7.8420, 1.9272)
Luminance	0.0784 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#515216 #171652

analogous

#523516 #515216 #335216

triadic

#515216 #165152 #521651

tetradic

#515216 #165235 #171652 #521633

square

#515216 #165235 #171652 #521633

split-complementary

#515216 #163352 #351652

monochromatic

#181806 #212209 #515216 #818223 #B0B330

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.18

#515216 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.57

#515216 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #515216

8.18:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##515216	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##515216	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)

#594E0D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#59501A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#574D46

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4F4F4F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #515216;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 82, 22);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.5% 0.080 110.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#848257',
    500: '#515216',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #515216;
$custom-light: #848257;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#515216",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 82,
    "b": 22
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 61,
    "s": 57.692,
    "l": 20.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42495,
    "c": 0.08005,
    "h": 110.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.07842
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#515216

secondary

#3C3A89

accent

#47E149

background

#F8F7F5

surface

#EFEEE9

border

#CAC9C5

text

#0B0A03

muted

#7C7C78

Preview Lab

Preview with #515216

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

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