#516D1D#516D1D

#516D1D is a mid, moderate yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.128; OKLCH L 49.6% C 0.111 H 126.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#516D1D
RGB	rgb(81, 109, 29)
HSL	hsl(81, 58%, 27%)
HSV	hsv(81, 73%, 43%)
CMYK	cmyk(25.7%, 0%, 73.4%, 57.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.42, -23.22, 39.34)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.42, 45.68, 120.55°)
OKLab	oklab(49.58% -0.0665 0.0886)
OKLCH	oklch(49.58% 0.111 126.9)
XYZ	xyz(9.0838, 12.7752, 3.1494)
Luminance	0.1278 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow-green

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#516D1D #391D6D

analogous

#6D611D #516D1D #296D1D

triadic

#516D1D #1D516D #6D1D51

tetradic

#516D1D #1D6D61 #391D6D #6D1D29

square

#516D1D #1D6D61 #391D6D #6D1D29

split-complementary

#516D1D #1D296D #611D6D

monochromatic

#121806 #2D3D10 #516D1D #759D2A #98CB3A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.91

#516D1D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.56

#516D1D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #516D1D

5.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##516D1D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##516D1D	1.00	5.91	3.56	5.91
#FFFFFF	5.91	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.56	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.91	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#736510

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6F6424

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#54685D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #516d1d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 109, 29);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.6% 0.111 126.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#85975e',
    500: '#516d1d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #516d1d;
$custom-light: #85975e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#516d1d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 109,
    "b": 29
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 81,
    "s": 57.971,
    "l": 27.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49575,
    "c": 0.11081,
    "h": 126.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.12775
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#516D1D

secondary

#6544A2

accent

#47E17D

background

#F8F9F5

surface

#EFF2E9

border

#CACCC5

text

#0B0D05

muted

#7C7E79

Preview Lab

Preview with #516D1D

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

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