#515D16#515D16

#515D16 is a mid, moderate yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.096; OKLCH L 45.3% C 0.094 H 118.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.17:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#515D16
RGB	rgb(81, 93, 22)
HSL	hsl(70, 62%, 23%)
HSV	hsv(70, 76%, 36%)
CMYK	cmyk(12.9%, 0%, 76.3%, 63.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.18, -15.22, 37.00)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.18, 40.01, 112.36°)
OKLab	oklab(45.33% -0.0452 0.0825)
OKLCH	oklch(45.33% 0.094 118.7)
XYZ	xyz(7.4527, 9.6360, 2.2262)
Luminance	0.0964 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow-green

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#515D16 #22165D

analogous

#5D4616 #515D16 #2D5D16

triadic

#515D16 #16515D #5D1651

tetradic

#515D16 #165D46 #22165D #5D162D

square

#515D16 #165D46 #22165D #5D162D

split-complementary

#515D16 #162D5D #46165D

monochromatic

#161906 #262C0A #515D16 #7C8E22 #A7C02D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.17

#515D16 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.93

#515D16 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #515D16

7.17:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##515D16	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##515D16	1.00	7.17	2.93	7.17
#FFFFFF	7.17	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.93	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.17	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#645709

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#62581C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#56584F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#575757

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #515d16;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 93, 22);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.3% 0.094 118.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#848a59',
    500: '#515d16',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #515d16;
$custom-light: #848a59;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#515d16",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 93,
    "b": 22
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 70.141,
    "s": 61.739,
    "l": 22.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45325,
    "c": 0.09406,
    "h": 118.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.09636
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#515D16

secondary

#4A3B94

accent

#43E55E

background

#F8F8F5

surface

#EFF0E9

border

#CACBC5

text

#0B0B04

muted

#7C7C79

Preview Lab

Preview with #515D16

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

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