#51550E#51550E

#51550E is a dark, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.083; OKLCH L 43.2% C 0.089 H 112.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#51550E
RGB	rgb(81, 85, 14)
HSL	hsl(63, 72%, 19%)
HSV	hsv(63, 84%, 33%)
CMYK	cmyk(4.7%, 0%, 83.5%, 66.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.56, -11.15, 37.58)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.56, 39.20, 106.52°)
OKLab	oklab(43.2% -0.0347 0.0821)
OKLCH	oklch(43.2% 0.089 112.9)
XYZ	xyz(6.7213, 8.2782, 1.6592)
Luminance	0.0828 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#51550E #120E55

analogous

#55360E #51550E #2E550E

triadic

#51550E #0E5155 #550E51

tetradic

#51550E #0E5536 #120E55 #550E2E

square

#51550E #0E5536 #120E55 #550E2E

split-complementary

#51550E #0E2E55 #360E55

monochromatic

#191A04 #1F2005 #51550E #838A17 #B5BE1F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.91

#51550E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.66

#51550E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #51550E

7.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##51550E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##51550E	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: #51550e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 85, 14);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.2% 0.089 112.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#858454',
    500: '#51550e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #51550e;
$custom-light: #858454;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#51550e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 14
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 63.38,
    "s": 71.717,
    "l": 19.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43201,
    "c": 0.08916,
    "h": 112.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.08278
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#51550E

secondary

#35308F

accent

#39EE44

background

#F8F8F5

surface

#EFEFE9

border

#CACAC5

text

#0B0A03

muted

#7C7C78

Preview Lab

Preview with #51550E

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

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