#515515#515515

#515515 is a dark, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.083; OKLCH L 43.3% C 0.085 H 112.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#515515
RGB	rgb(81, 85, 21)
HSL	hsl(64, 60%, 21%)
HSV	hsv(64, 75%, 33%)
CMYK	cmyk(4.7%, 0%, 75.3%, 66.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.60, -10.77, 34.88)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.60, 36.50, 107.16°)
OKLab	oklab(43.25% -0.0329 0.0778)
OKLCH	oklch(43.25% 0.085 112.9)
XYZ	xyz(6.7774, 8.3006, 1.9545)
Luminance	0.0830 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#515515 #191555

analogous

#553915 #515515 #315515

triadic

#515515 #155155 #551551

tetradic

#515515 #155539 #191555 #551531

square

#515515 #155539 #191555 #551531

split-complementary

#515515 #153155 #391555

monochromatic

#171906 #222409 #515515 #808621 #AFB72D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.89

#515515 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.66

#515515 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #515515

7.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##515515	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##515515	1.00	7.89	2.66	7.89
#FFFFFF	7.89	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.66	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.89	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5C510B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5C521A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#575048

Achromatopsia (no color)

#515151

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #515515;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 85, 21);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.3% 0.085 112.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#848457',
    500: '#515515',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #515515;
$custom-light: #848457;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#515515",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 21
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 63.75,
    "s": 60.377,
    "l": 20.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43252,
    "c": 0.08451,
    "h": 112.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.083
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#515515

secondary

#3E398D

accent

#44E44E

background

#F8F8F5

surface

#EFEFE9

border

#CACAC5

text

#0B0A03

muted

#7C7C78

Preview Lab

Preview with #515515

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

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