#517515#517515

#517515 is a mid, vivid yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.145; OKLCH L 51.6% C 0.127 H 128.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.38:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#517515
RGB	rgb(81, 117, 21)
HSL	hsl(83, 70%, 27%)
HSV	hsv(83, 82%, 46%)
CMYK	cmyk(30.8%, 0%, 82.1%, 54.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.98, -27.66, 44.78)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.98, 52.64, 121.70°)
OKLab	oklab(51.64% -0.0793 0.0987)
OKLCH	oklch(51.64% 0.127 128.8)
XYZ	xyz(9.8900, 14.5258, 2.9920)
Luminance	0.1453 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow-green

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#517515 #391575

analogous

#756915 #517515 #217515

triadic

#517515 #155175 #751551

tetradic

#517515 #157569 #391575 #751521

square

#517515 #157569 #391575 #751521

split-complementary

#517515 #152175 #691575

monochromatic

#121A05 #2D410C #517515 #75A91E #98D92B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.38

#517515 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.91

#517515 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #517515

5.38:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##517515	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##517515	1.00	5.38	3.91	5.38
#FFFFFF	5.38	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.91	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.38	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7B6C00

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#766A1F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#546F63

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #517515;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 117, 21);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.6% 0.127 128.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#869d5c',
    500: '#517515',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #517515;
$custom-light: #869d5c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#517515",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 117,
    "b": 21
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 82.5,
    "s": 69.565,
    "l": 27.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51635,
    "c": 0.1266,
    "h": 128.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.14526
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#517515

secondary

#653BAB

accent

#3BEC7E

background

#F8F9F5

surface

#F0F2E9

border

#CBCCC5

text

#0B0E04

muted

#7C7E79

Preview Lab

Preview with #517515

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

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