#515511#515511

#515511 is a dark, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.083; OKLCH L 43.2% C 0.087 H 112.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#515511
RGB	rgb(81, 85, 17)
HSL	hsl(64, 67%, 20%)
HSV	hsv(64, 80%, 33%)
CMYK	cmyk(4.7%, 0%, 80%, 66.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.57, -11.00, 36.49)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.57, 38.11, 106.78°)
OKLab	oklab(43.22% -0.034 0.0804)
OKLCH	oklch(43.22% 0.087 112.9)
XYZ	xyz(6.7432, 8.2870, 1.7745)
Luminance	0.0829 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#515511 #151155

analogous

#553711 #515511 #2F5511

triadic

#515511 #115155 #551151

tetradic

#515511 #115537 #151155 #55112F

square

#515511 #115537 #151155 #55112F

split-complementary

#515511 #112F55 #371155

monochromatic

#181A05 #202207 #515511 #82881B #B2BB25

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.90

#515511 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.66

#515511 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #515511

7.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##515511	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##515511	1.00	7.90	2.66	7.90
#FFFFFF	7.90	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.66	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.90	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5C5104

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5C5217

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#574F48

Achromatopsia (no color)

#515151

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #515511;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 85, 17);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.2% 0.087 112.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#848455',
    500: '#515511',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #515511;
$custom-light: #848455;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#515511",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 17
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 63.529,
    "s": 66.667,
    "l": 20
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43221,
    "c": 0.08733,
    "h": 112.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.08287
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#515511

secondary

#39348E

accent

#3EEA48

background

#F8F8F5

surface

#EFEFE9

border

#CACAC5

text

#0B0A03

muted

#7C7C78

Preview Lab

Preview with #515511

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

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