#516215#516215

#516215 is a mid, moderate yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.105; OKLCH L 46.6% C 0.101 H 121.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#516215
RGB	rgb(81, 98, 21)
HSL	hsl(73, 65%, 23%)
HSV	hsv(73, 79%, 38%)
CMYK	cmyk(17.3%, 0%, 78.6%, 61.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.79, -18.00, 38.96)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.79, 42.92, 114.80°)
OKLab	oklab(46.62% -0.053 0.0864)
OKLCH	oklch(46.62% 0.101 121.5)
XYZ	xyz(7.8965, 10.5388, 2.3275)
Luminance	0.1054 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow-green

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#516215 #261562

analogous

#624C15 #516215 #2A6215

triadic

#516215 #155162 #621551

tetradic

#516215 #15624C #261562 #62152A

square

#516215 #15624C #261562 #62152A

split-complementary

#516215 #152A62 #4C1562

monochromatic

#151905 #27300A #516215 #7B9420 #A4C72B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.76

#516215 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.11

#516215 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #516215

6.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##516215	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##516215	1.00	6.76	3.11	6.76
#FFFFFF	6.76	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.11	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.76	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#685C06

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#665B1C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#565D53

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #516215;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 98, 21);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.6% 0.101 121.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#848e59',
    500: '#516215',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #516215;
$custom-light: #848e59;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#516215",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 98,
    "b": 21
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 73.247,
    "s": 64.706,
    "l": 23.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46621,
    "c": 0.10137,
    "h": 121.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.10539
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#516215

secondary

#4F3A99

accent

#40E865

background

#F8F8F5

surface

#EFF0E9

border

#CACBC5

text

#0B0C04

muted

#7C7D79

Preview Lab

Preview with #516215

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

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