#517516#517516

#517516 is a mid, vivid yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.145; OKLCH L 51.6% C 0.126 H 128.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.38:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#517516
RGB	rgb(81, 117, 22)
HSL	hsl(83, 68%, 27%)
HSV	hsv(83, 81%, 46%)
CMYK	cmyk(30.8%, 0%, 81.2%, 54.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.98, -27.61, 44.46)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.98, 52.33, 121.84°)
OKLab	oklab(51.64% -0.0791 0.0982)
OKLCH	oklch(51.64% 0.126 128.9)
XYZ	xyz(9.8994, 14.5296, 3.0418)
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

#517516 #3A1675

analogous

#756A16 #517516 #227516

triadic

#517516 #165175 #751651

tetradic

#517516 #16756A #3A1675 #751622

square

#517516 #16756A #3A1675 #751622

split-complementary

#517516 #162275 #6A1675

monochromatic

#121A05 #2D410C #517516 #75A920 #97D82E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.38

#517516 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.91

#517516 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #517516

5.38:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##517516	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##517516	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)

#766A20

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#546F63

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #517516;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 117, 22);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.6% 0.126 128.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#869d5c',
    500: '#517516',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #517516;
$custom-light: #869d5c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#517516",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 117,
    "b": 22
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 82.737,
    "s": 68.345,
    "l": 27.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51641,
    "c": 0.12606,
    "h": 128.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.1453
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#517516

secondary

#663CAB

accent

#3DEB7F

background

#F8F9F5

surface

#F0F2E9

border

#CBCCC5

text

#0B0E04

muted

#7C7E79

Preview Lab

Preview with #517516

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

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