#515320#515320

#515320 is a dark, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.080; OKLCH L 42.9% C 0.072 H 111.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#515320
RGB	rgb(81, 83, 32)
HSL	hsl(62, 44%, 23%)
HSV	hsv(62, 61%, 33%)
CMYK	cmyk(2.4%, 0%, 61.4%, 67.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.07, -8.77, 29.01)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.07, 30.30, 106.83°)
OKLab	oklab(42.86% -0.026 0.0672)
OKLCH	oklch(42.86% 0.072 111.2)
XYZ	xyz(6.7475, 8.0403, 2.5627)
Luminance	0.0804 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#515320 #222053

analogous

#533C20 #515320 #375320

triadic

#515320 #205153 #532051

tetradic

#515320 #20533C #222053 #532037

square

#515320 #20533C #222053 #532037

split-complementary

#515320 #203753 #3C2053

monochromatic

#161609 #26270F #515320 #7C7F31 #A7AB42

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.05

#515320 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.61

#515320 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #515320

8.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##515320	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##515320	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)

#594F1B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5A5123

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#564E48

Achromatopsia (no color)

#505050

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #515320;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 83, 32);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.9% 0.072 111.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#83835e',
    500: '#515320',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #515320;
$custom-light: #83835e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#515320",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 83,
    "b": 32
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 62.353,
    "s": 44.348,
    "l": 22.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42857,
    "c": 0.07209,
    "h": 111.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.0804
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#515320

secondary

#4A4787

accent

#54D459

background

#F8F8F5

surface

#EFEFE9

border

#CACAC5

text

#0B0A04

muted

#7C7C79

Preview Lab

Preview with #515320

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

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