#516B29#516B29

#516B29 is a mid, moderate yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.124; OKLCH L 49.2% C 0.098 H 127.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#516B29
RGB	rgb(81, 107, 41)
HSL	hsl(84, 45%, 29%)
HSV	hsv(84, 62%, 42%)
CMYK	cmyk(24.3%, 0%, 61.7%, 58%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.88, -21.17, 33.21)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.88, 39.38, 122.51°)
OKLab	oklab(49.17% -0.0597 0.0774)
OKLCH	oklch(49.17% 0.098 127.7)
XYZ	xyz(9.0512, 12.4247, 4.0187)
Luminance	0.1242 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow-green

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#516B29 #43296B

analogous

#6B6429 #516B29 #306B29

triadic

#516B29 #29516B #6B2951

tetradic

#516B29 #296B64 #43296B #6B2930

square

#516B29 #296B64 #43296B #6B2930

split-complementary

#516B29 #29306B #64296B

monochromatic

#111608 #303F18 #516B29 #72973A #93BD52

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.03

#516B29 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.49

#516B29 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #516B29

6.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##516B29	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##516B29	1.00	6.03	3.49	6.03
#FFFFFF	6.03	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.49	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.03	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#706422

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6D622E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#54665D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #516b29;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 107, 41);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.2% 0.098 127.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#849565',
    500: '#516b29',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #516b29;
$custom-light: #849565;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#516b29",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 41
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 83.636,
    "s": 44.595,
    "l": 29.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49174,
    "c": 0.09774,
    "h": 127.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.12425
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#516B29

secondary

#70529D

accent

#53D486

background

#F8F9F6

surface

#EFF1EB

border

#CACBC6

text

#0B0D06

muted

#7C7E7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #516B29

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

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