#515516#515516

#515516 is a dark, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.083; OKLCH L 43.3% C 0.084 H 113.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#515516
RGB	rgb(81, 85, 22)
HSL	hsl(64, 59%, 21%)
HSV	hsv(64, 74%, 33%)
CMYK	cmyk(4.7%, 0%, 74.1%, 66.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.61, -10.71, 34.45)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.61, 36.07, 107.27°)
OKLab	oklab(43.26% -0.0327 0.0771)
OKLCH	oklch(43.26% 0.084 113)
XYZ	xyz(6.7869, 8.3044, 2.0043)
Luminance	0.0830 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#515516 #1A1655

analogous

#553916 #515516 #315516

triadic

#515516 #165155 #551651

tetradic

#515516 #165539 #1A1655 #551631

square

#515516 #165539 #1A1655 #551631

split-complementary

#515516 #163155 #391655

monochromatic

#171806 #232409 #515516 #7F8623 #AEB62F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.89

#515516 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.66

#515516 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #515516

7.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##515516	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##515516	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)

#5C510C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5C521B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#575048

Achromatopsia (no color)

#515151

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #515516;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 85, 22);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.3% 0.084 113.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#848458',
    500: '#515516',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #515516;
$custom-light: #848458;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#515516",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 22
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 63.81,
    "s": 58.879,
    "l": 20.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4326,
    "c": 0.08374,
    "h": 113
  },
  "luminance": 0.08304
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#515516

secondary

#403A8C

accent

#46E250

background

#F8F8F5

surface

#EFEFE9

border

#CACAC5

text

#0B0A03

muted

#7C7C78

Preview Lab

Preview with #515516

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

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