#515C18#515C18

#515C18 is a mid, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.095; OKLCH L 45.1% C 0.091 H 118.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#515C18
RGB	rgb(81, 92, 24)
HSL	hsl(70, 59%, 23%)
HSV	hsv(70, 74%, 36%)
CMYK	cmyk(12%, 0%, 73.9%, 63.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.87, -14.54, 35.85)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.87, 38.69, 112.07°)
OKLab	oklab(45.08% -0.0431 0.0804)
OKLCH	oklch(45.08% 0.091 118.2)
XYZ	xyz(7.3855, 9.4696, 2.3027)
Luminance	0.0947 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#515C18 #23185C

analogous

#5C4518 #515C18 #2F5C18

triadic

#515C18 #18515C #5C1851

tetradic

#515C18 #185C45 #23185C #5C182F

square

#515C18 #185C45 #23185C #5C182F

split-complementary

#515C18 #182F5C #45185C

monochromatic

#151806 #262B0B #515C18 #7C8D25 #A6BD31

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.26

#515C18 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.89

#515C18 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #515C18

7.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##515C18	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##515C18	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)

#62570D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#61571D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#56574E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#575757

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #515c18;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 92, 24);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.1% 0.091 118.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#848a5a',
    500: '#515c18',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #515c18;
$custom-light: #848a5a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#515c18",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 92,
    "b": 24
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 69.706,
    "s": 58.621,
    "l": 22.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45082,
    "c": 0.09125,
    "h": 118.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.0947
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#515C18

secondary

#4B3D93

accent

#46E25F

background

#F8F8F5

surface

#EFF0E9

border

#CACBC5

text

#0B0B04

muted

#7C7C79

Preview Lab

Preview with #515C18

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

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