#515236#515236

#515236 is a dark, muted yellow. Relative luminance 0.081; OKLCH L 43.0% C 0.043 H 109.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#515236
RGB	rgb(81, 82, 54)
HSL	hsl(62, 21%, 27%)
HSV	hsv(62, 34%, 32%)
CMYK	cmyk(1.2%, 0%, 34.1%, 67.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.09, -5.55, 16.35)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.09, 17.26, 108.76°)
OKLab	oklab(42.98% -0.0146 0.0407)
OKLCH	oklch(42.98% 0.043 109.8)
XYZ	xyz(7.0765, 8.0504, 4.6704)
Luminance	0.0805 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#515236 #373652

analogous

#524536 #515236 #435236

triadic

#515236 #365152 #523651

tetradic

#515236 #365245 #373652 #523643

square

#515236 #365245 #373652 #523643

split-complementary

#515236 #364352 #453652

monochromatic

#12120C #2D2D1E #515236 #75774E #999B67

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.05

#515236 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.61

#515236 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #515236

8.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##515236	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##515236	1.00	8.05	2.61	8.05
#FFFFFF	8.05	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.61	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.05	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#565034

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#575137

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#554F4B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#505050

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #515236;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 82, 54);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.0% 0.043 109.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#82826d',
    500: '#515236',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #515236;
$custom-light: #82826d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#515236",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 82,
    "b": 54
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 62.143,
    "s": 20.588,
    "l": 26.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42983,
    "c": 0.04323,
    "h": 109.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.0805
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#515236

secondary

#636182

accent

#6BBD6E

background

#F8F7F6

surface

#EFEEEB

border

#CAC9C6

text

#0A0A07

muted

#7C7C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #515236

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

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