#515417#515417

#515417 is a dark, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.082; OKLCH L 43.0% C 0.082 H 112.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#515417
RGB	rgb(81, 84, 23)
HSL	hsl(63, 57%, 21%)
HSV	hsv(63, 73%, 33%)
CMYK	cmyk(3.6%, 0%, 72.6%, 67.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.30, -10.06, 33.69)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.30, 35.16, 106.63°)
OKLab	oklab(43.01% -0.0307 0.0757)
OKLCH	oklch(43.01% 0.082 112.1)
XYZ	xyz(6.7185, 8.1520, 2.0300)
Luminance	0.0815 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#515417 #1A1754

analogous

#543817 #515417 #325417

triadic

#515417 #175154 #541751

tetradic

#515417 #175438 #1A1754 #541732

square

#515417 #175438 #1A1754 #541732

split-complementary

#515417 #173254 #381754

monochromatic

#171807 #23240A #515417 #7F8424 #AEB431

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.98

#515417 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.63

#515417 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #515417

7.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##515417	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##515417	1.00	7.98	2.63	7.98
#FFFFFF	7.98	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.63	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.98	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5B500E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5B511B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#574F48

Achromatopsia (no color)

#515151

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #515417;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 84, 23);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.0% 0.082 112.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#848458',
    500: '#515417',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #515417;
$custom-light: #848458;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#515417",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 84,
    "b": 23
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 62.951,
    "s": 57.009,
    "l": 20.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43014,
    "c": 0.08169,
    "h": 112.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.08152
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#515417

secondary

#403C8B

accent

#48E04F

background

#F8F8F5

surface

#EFEFE9

border

#CACAC5

text

#0B0A03

muted

#7C7C78

Preview Lab

Preview with #515417

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

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