#515512#515512

#515512 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	#515512
RGB	rgb(81, 85, 18)
HSL	hsl(64, 65%, 20%)
HSV	hsv(64, 79%, 33%)
CMYK	cmyk(4.7%, 0%, 78.8%, 66.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.58, -10.95, 36.10)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.58, 37.72, 106.87°)
OKLab	oklab(43.23% -0.0338 0.0798)
OKLCH	oklch(43.23% 0.087 112.9)
XYZ	xyz(6.7512, 8.2902, 1.8167)
Luminance	0.0829 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#515512 #161255

analogous

#553712 #515512 #2F5512

triadic

#515512 #125155 #551251

tetradic

#515512 #125537 #161255 #55122F

square

#515512 #125537 #161255 #55122F

split-complementary

#515512 #122F55 #371255

monochromatic

#181905 #212207 #515512 #81881D #B1BA27

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.90

#515512 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.66

#515512 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #515512

7.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##515512	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##515512	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)

#5C5106

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5C5217

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#574F48

Achromatopsia (no color)

#515151

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #515512;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 85, 18);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.2% 0.087 112.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#848456',
    500: '#515512',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #515512;
$custom-light: #848456;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#515512",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 18
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 63.582,
    "s": 65.049,
    "l": 20.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43228,
    "c": 0.08666,
    "h": 112.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.0829
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#515512

secondary

#3A358E

accent

#40E84A

background

#F8F8F5

surface

#EFEFE9

border

#CACAC5

text

#0B0A03

muted

#7C7C78

Preview Lab

Preview with #515512

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

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