Colour

#514B31

#514B31
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Dim grey

#514B31 is a yellow with RGB values 81, 75, 49 and HSL 49°, 25%, 25%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

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HEX#514B31

RGBrgb(81, 75, 49)

RGB (0–1)0.3176, 0.2941, 0.1922

RGB percentages31.8%, 29.4%, 19.2%

HSLhsl(48.8, 24.6%, 25.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(48.8, 39.5%, 31.8%)

CMYK0%, 7.4%, 39.5%, 68.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,327,665

CSS custom property--colour: #514B31;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07003WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness74.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.75:1

Contrast with white8.75:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#4A4A4A

Inverted#AEB4CE

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#504A2Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#524C32no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original

Tritanopia#564744no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text8.75:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.4:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 20.8 Dark slate grey · ΔE 22.4 Dark olivegreen · ΔE 24.3 Gray · ΔE 27.3 Slate grey · ΔE 34.2 Black · ΔE 35.9

Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 20.79, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#313751

Analogous#513B31, #475131

Triadic#31514B, #4B3151

Split complementary#314751, #3B3151

Tetradic#31513B, #313751, #513147

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#BDB591

Lighter +30%#A99F72

Lighter +20%#918657

Lighter +10%#716844

Darker −10%#312E1E

Darker −20%#11100B

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#615521

Less saturated −25%#414141

Channel breakdown

R81

G75

B49

Red81 (31.8%)

Green75 (29.4%)

Blue49 (19.2%)

Hue48.75°

Saturation (HSL)24.62%

Lightness25.49%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 51 · G 4B · B 31

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Colour values

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