Colour

#514C2F

#514C2F
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Dim grey

#514C2F is a yellow with RGB values 81, 76, 47 and HSL 51°, 27%, 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

#514C2F#514C2F

HEX#514C2F

RGBrgb(81, 76, 47)

RGB (0–1)0.3176, 0.298, 0.1843

RGB percentages31.8%, 29.8%, 18.4%

HSLhsl(51.2, 26.6%, 25.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(51.2, 42%, 31.8%)

CMYK0%, 6.2%, 42%, 68.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,327,919

CSS custom property--colour: #514C2F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07123WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness74.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.66:1

Contrast with white8.66:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#4B4B4B

Inverted#AEB3D0

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#514A2Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#534C30no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.1 from the original

Tritanopia#564845no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text8.66:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.42:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 22 Dark olivegreen · ΔE 22.7 Dark slate grey · ΔE 23.5 Gray · ΔE 28.2 Slate grey · ΔE 35.3 Black · ΔE 36.9

Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 22.01, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#2F3451

Analogous#513B2F, #45512F

Triadic#2F514C, #4C2F51

Split complementary#2F4551, #3B2F51

Tetradic#2F513B, #2F3451, #512F45

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#BEB78E

Lighter +30%#ABA26E

Lighter +20%#928954

Lighter +10%#716A42

Darker −10%#312E1C

Darker −20%#100F0A

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#61571F

Less saturated −25%#41413F

Channel breakdown

R81

G76

B47

Red81 (31.8%)

Green76 (29.8%)

Blue47 (18.4%)

Hue51.18°

Saturation (HSL)26.56%

Lightness25.1%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 51 · G 4C · B 2F

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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