#51550D#51550D

#51550D is a dark, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.083; OKLCH L 43.2% C 0.090 H 112.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#51550D
RGB	rgb(81, 85, 13)
HSL	hsl(63, 73%, 19%)
HSV	hsv(63, 85%, 33%)
CMYK	cmyk(4.7%, 0%, 84.7%, 66.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.55, -11.19, 37.92)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.55, 39.54, 106.44°)
OKLab	oklab(43.2% -0.0349 0.0827)
OKLCH	oklch(43.2% 0.09 112.9)
XYZ	xyz(6.7147, 8.2755, 1.6243)
Luminance	0.0828 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#51550D #110D55

analogous

#55350D #51550D #2D550D

triadic

#51550D #0D5155 #550D51

tetradic

#51550D #0D5535 #110D55 #550D2D

square

#51550D #0D5535 #110D55 #550D2D

split-complementary

#51550D #0D2D55 #350D55

monochromatic

#191B04 #1E2005 #51550D #848A15 #B6BF1D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.91

#51550D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.66

#51550D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #51550D

7.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##51550D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##51550D	1.00	7.91	2.66	7.91
#FFFFFF	7.91	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.66	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.91	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5C5100

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5C5214

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#574F48

Achromatopsia (no color)

#515151

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #51550d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 85, 13);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.2% 0.090 112.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#858453',
    500: '#51550d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #51550d;
$custom-light: #858453;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#51550d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 13
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 63.333,
    "s": 73.469,
    "l": 19.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43195,
    "c": 0.08973,
    "h": 112.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.08275
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#51550D

secondary

#342E90

accent

#38F042

background

#F8F8F4

surface

#EFEFE8

border

#CACAC4

text

#0B0A03

muted

#7C7C78

Preview Lab

Preview with #51550D

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

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