#515C16#515C16

#515C16 is a mid, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.095; OKLCH L 45.1% C 0.093 H 118.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#515C16
RGB	rgb(81, 92, 22)
HSL	hsl(69, 61%, 22%)
HSV	hsv(69, 76%, 36%)
CMYK	cmyk(12%, 0%, 76.1%, 63.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.86, -14.67, 36.68)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.86, 39.51, 111.79°)
OKLab	oklab(45.07% -0.0437 0.0818)
OKLCH	oklch(45.07% 0.093 118.1)
XYZ	xyz(7.3655, 9.4616, 2.1972)
Luminance	0.0946 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#515C16 #21165C

analogous

#5C4416 #515C16 #2E5C16

triadic

#515C16 #16515C #5C1651

tetradic

#515C16 #165C44 #21165C #5C162E

square

#515C16 #165C44 #21165C #5C162E

split-complementary

#515C16 #162E5C #44165C

monochromatic

#161906 #262B0A #515C16 #7C8D22 #A8BF2E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.26

#515C16 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.89

#515C16 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #515C16

7.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##515C16	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##515C16	1.00	7.26	2.89	7.26
#FFFFFF	7.26	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.89	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.26	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#63570A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#61571C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#56574E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#575757

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #515c16;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 92, 22);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.1% 0.093 118.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#848a59',
    500: '#515c16',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #515c16;
$custom-light: #848a59;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#515c16",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 92,
    "b": 22
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 69.429,
    "s": 61.404,
    "l": 22.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45065,
    "c": 0.09275,
    "h": 118.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.09462
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#515C16

secondary

#493B93

accent

#43E55D

background

#F8F8F5

surface

#EFF0E9

border

#CACBC5

text

#0B0B04

muted

#7C7C79

Preview Lab

Preview with #515C16

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

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