#515518#515518

#515518 is a dark, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.083; OKLCH L 43.3% C 0.082 H 113.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#515518
RGB	rgb(81, 85, 24)
HSL	hsl(64, 56%, 21%)
HSV	hsv(64, 72%, 33%)
CMYK	cmyk(4.7%, 0%, 71.8%, 66.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.63, -10.57, 33.57)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.63, 35.19, 107.49°)
OKLab	oklab(43.28% -0.0321 0.0756)
OKLCH	oklch(43.28% 0.082 113)
XYZ	xyz(6.8069, 8.3124, 2.1099)
Luminance	0.0831 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#515518 #1C1855

analogous

#553B18 #515518 #335518

triadic

#515518 #185155 #551851

tetradic

#515518 #18553B #1C1855 #551833

square

#515518 #18553B #1C1855 #551833

split-complementary

#515518 #183355 #3B1855

monochromatic

#171807 #24250B #515518 #7E8525 #ACB433

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.89

#515518 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.66

#515518 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #515518

7.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##515518	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##515518	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)

#5C510F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5C521C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#575049

Achromatopsia (no color)

#515151

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #515518;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 85, 24);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.3% 0.082 113.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#848459',
    500: '#515518',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #515518;
$custom-light: #848459;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#515518",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 24
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 63.934,
    "s": 55.963,
    "l": 21.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43279,
    "c": 0.08214,
    "h": 113
  },
  "luminance": 0.08312
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#515518

secondary

#423D8C

accent

#49DF52

background

#F8F8F5

surface

#EFEFE9

border

#CACAC5

text

#0B0B04

muted

#7C7C79

Preview Lab

Preview with #515518

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

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