#516D1C#516D1C

#516D1C is a mid, moderate yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.128; OKLCH L 49.6% C 0.112 H 126.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#516D1C
RGB	rgb(81, 109, 28)
HSL	hsl(81, 59%, 27%)
HSV	hsv(81, 74%, 43%)
CMYK	cmyk(25.7%, 0%, 74.3%, 57.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.42, -23.29, 39.74)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.42, 46.06, 120.37°)
OKLab	oklab(49.57% -0.0668 0.0893)
OKLCH	oklch(49.57% 0.112 126.8)
XYZ	xyz(9.0716, 12.7703, 3.0854)
Luminance	0.1277 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow-green

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#516D1C #381C6D

analogous

#6D611C #516D1C #296D1C

triadic

#516D1C #1C516D #6D1C51

tetradic

#516D1C #1C6D61 #381C6D #6D1C29

square

#516D1C #1C6D61 #381C6D #6D1C29

split-complementary

#516D1C #1C296D #611C6D

monochromatic

#121806 #2D3C0F #516D1C #759E29 #99CC38

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.91

#516D1C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.55

#516D1C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #516D1C

5.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##516D1C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##516D1C	1.00	5.91	3.55	5.91
#FFFFFF	5.91	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.55	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.91	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#73650E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6F6423

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#54685D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #516d1c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 109, 28);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.6% 0.112 126.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#85975e',
    500: '#516d1c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #516d1c;
$custom-light: #85975e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#516d1c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 109,
    "b": 28
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 80.741,
    "s": 59.124,
    "l": 26.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49567,
    "c": 0.11153,
    "h": 126.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.1277
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#516D1C

secondary

#6443A2

accent

#45E27C

background

#F8F9F5

surface

#EFF2E9

border

#CACCC5

text

#0B0D05

muted

#7C7E79

Preview Lab

Preview with #516D1C

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

Preview Lab → · Contrast checker → · Palette generator →