#515315#515315

#515315 is a dark, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.080; OKLCH L 42.7% C 0.082 H 111.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#515315
RGB	rgb(81, 83, 21)
HSL	hsl(62, 60%, 20%)
HSV	hsv(62, 75%, 33%)
CMYK	cmyk(2.4%, 0%, 74.7%, 67.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.96, -9.61, 34.24)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.96, 35.57, 105.68°)
OKLab	oklab(42.74% -0.0297 0.0765)
OKLCH	oklch(42.74% 0.082 111.2)
XYZ	xyz(6.6222, 7.9902, 1.9027)
Luminance	0.0799 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#515315 #171553

analogous

#533615 #515315 #325315

triadic

#515315 #155153 #531551

tetradic

#515315 #155336 #171553 #531532

square

#515315 #155336 #171553 #531532

split-complementary

#515315 #153253 #361553

monochromatic

#181806 #212209 #515315 #818421 #B0B52E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.08

#515315 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.60

#515315 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #515315

8.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##515315	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##515315	1.00	8.08	2.60	8.08
#FFFFFF	8.08	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.60	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.08	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5A4F0B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5A5119

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#574D47

Achromatopsia (no color)

#505050

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #515315;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 83, 21);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.7% 0.082 111.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#848357',
    500: '#515315',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #515315;
$custom-light: #848357;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#515315",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 83,
    "b": 21
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 61.935,
    "s": 59.615,
    "l": 20.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4274,
    "c": 0.08205,
    "h": 111.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.0799
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#515315

secondary

#3C398B

accent

#45E34A

background

#F8F7F5

surface

#EFEEE9

border

#CAC9C5

text

#0B0A03

muted

#7C7C78

Preview Lab

Preview with #515315

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

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