#515C11#515C11

#515C11 is a mid, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.094; OKLCH L 45.0% C 0.096 H 117.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.27:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#515C11
RGB	rgb(81, 92, 17)
HSL	hsl(69, 69%, 21%)
HSV	hsv(69, 82%, 36%)
CMYK	cmyk(12%, 0%, 81.5%, 63.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.83, -14.95, 38.60)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.83, 41.39, 111.17°)
OKLab	oklab(45.03% -0.0449 0.0849)
OKLCH	oklch(45.03% 0.096 117.9)
XYZ	xyz(7.3218, 9.4442, 1.9674)
Luminance	0.0944 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#515C11 #1C115C

analogous

#5C4211 #515C11 #2C5C11

triadic

#515C11 #11515C #5C1151

tetradic

#515C11 #115C42 #1C115C #5C112C

square

#515C11 #115C42 #1C115C #5C112C

split-complementary

#515C11 #112C5C #42115C

monochromatic

#171A05 #242807 #515C11 #7E901B #ACC324

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.27

#515C11 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.89

#515C11 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #515C11

7.27:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##515C11	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##515C11	1.00	7.27	2.89	7.27
#FFFFFF	7.27	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.89	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.27	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#635601

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#625718

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#56564E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#575757

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #515c11;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 92, 17);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.0% 0.096 117.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#848a56',
    500: '#515c11',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #515c11;
$custom-light: #848a56;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#515c11",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 92,
    "b": 17
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 68.8,
    "s": 68.807,
    "l": 21.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45029,
    "c": 0.09606,
    "h": 117.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.09444
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#515C11

secondary

#423495

accent

#3CEC56

background

#F8F8F5

surface

#EFF0E9

border

#CACBC5

text

#0B0B03

muted

#7C7C78

Preview Lab

Preview with #515C11

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

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