#516616#516616

#516616 is a mid, moderate yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.113; OKLCH L 47.7% C 0.106 H 123.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.44:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#516616
RGB	rgb(81, 102, 22)
HSL	hsl(76, 65%, 24%)
HSV	hsv(76, 78%, 40%)
CMYK	cmyk(20.6%, 0%, 78.4%, 60%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.10, -20.06, 39.84)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.10, 44.60, 116.73°)
OKLab	oklab(47.68% -0.0585 0.0884)
OKLCH	oklch(47.68% 0.106 123.5)
XYZ	xyz(8.2896, 11.3099, 2.5052)
Luminance	0.1131 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow-green

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#516616 #2B1666

analogous

#665316 #516616 #296616

triadic

#516616 #165166 #661651

tetradic

#516616 #166653 #2B1666 #661629

square

#516616 #166653 #2B1666 #661629

split-complementary

#516616 #162966 #531666

monochromatic

#141905 #29340B #516616 #799821 #A1CB2C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.44

#516616 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.26

#516616 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #516616

6.44:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##516616	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##516616	1.00	6.44	3.26	6.44
#FFFFFF	6.44	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.26	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.44	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6C5F06

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6A5E1D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#556157

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #516616;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 102, 22);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.7% 0.106 123.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#85915a',
    500: '#516616',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #516616;
$custom-light: #85915a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#516616",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 102,
    "b": 22
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 75.75,
    "s": 64.516,
    "l": 24.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47677,
    "c": 0.10606,
    "h": 123.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.1131
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#516616

secondary

#553B9D

accent

#40E86C

background

#F8F8F5

surface

#EFF0E9

border

#CACBC5

text

#0B0C04

muted

#7C7D79

Preview Lab

Preview with #516616

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

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