#516016#516016

#516016 is a mid, moderate yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.102; OKLCH L 46.1% C 0.098 H 120.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#516016
RGB	rgb(81, 96, 22)
HSL	hsl(72, 63%, 23%)
HSV	hsv(72, 77%, 38%)
CMYK	cmyk(15.6%, 0%, 77.1%, 62.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.15, -16.86, 37.95)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.15, 41.53, 113.96°)
OKLab	oklab(46.11% -0.0497 0.0845)
OKLCH	oklch(46.11% 0.098 120.5)
XYZ	xyz(7.7212, 10.1730, 2.3157)
Luminance	0.1017 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow-green

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#516016 #251660

analogous

#604A16 #516016 #2C6016

triadic

#516016 #165160 #601651

tetradic

#516016 #16604A #251660 #60162C

square

#516016 #16604A #251660 #60162C

split-complementary

#516016 #162C60 #4A1660

monochromatic

#151906 #272E0B #516016 #7B9221 #A5C42D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.92

#516016 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.03

#516016 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #516016

6.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##516016	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##516016	1.00	6.92	3.03	6.92
#FFFFFF	6.92	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.03	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.92	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#665A08

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#655A1C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#565B52

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #516016;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 96, 22);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.1% 0.098 120.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#848d59',
    500: '#516016',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #516016;
$custom-light: #848d59;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#516016",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 96,
    "b": 22
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 72.162,
    "s": 62.712,
    "l": 23.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46106,
    "c": 0.09804,
    "h": 120.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.10173
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#516016

secondary

#4E3B97

accent

#42E663

background

#F8F8F5

surface

#EFF0E9

border

#CACBC5

text

#0B0C04

muted

#7C7D79

Preview Lab

Preview with #516016

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

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