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#514b08 color: Scorzonera Brown

#514b08 is rgb(81, 75, 8) in RGB and oklch(40.627% 0.08148 103.886) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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55°
100%

40.6%
0.081
104°
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Coffee
  • lime-900
  • Black 68%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
8.90:1Readable · AA
Lc -95
Black text
2.36:1Hard to read
Lc 14

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About #514b08

#514b08 is a soft dark yellow color. In OKLCH it has 40.6% lightness, 0.081 chroma and a hue of 104°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 8.9:1 contrast and black text 2.36:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Scorzonera Brown (#544e03). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is lime-900.

More yellow colors

Lighter: #514b08 mixed with white

  1. 514b08
  2. 605b27
  3. 716c3f
  4. 817e56
  5. 928f6d
  6. a3a184
  7. b5b39c
  8. c7c6b4
  9. d9d9cd
  10. ecece6

Darker: #514b08 mixed with black

  1. 514b08
  2. 454006
  3. 3a3504
  4. 2f2b03
  5. 242102
  6. 1a1701
  7. 100e01
  8. 070600
  9. 020200
  10. 000000

Calmer: #514b08 with less saturation

  1. 514b08
  2. 504b15
  3. 4f4b1d
  4. 4e4b24
  5. 4e4b2b
  6. 4d4b31
  7. 4c4a36
  8. 4b4a3b
  9. 4b4a40
  10. 4a4a45

Questions about #514b08

What color is #514b08?

#514b08 is soft dark yellow. The closest named color is Scorzonera Brown. In RGB it is rgb(81, 75, 8), in HSL hsl(55.07, 82.02%, 17.45%) and in OKLCH oklch(40.627% 0.08148 103.886).

What colors go well with #514b08?

The complementary color of #514b08 is #444274. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #634209 and #365322. The triadic partners are #00526a and #673654.

Is white or black text more readable on #514b08?

White text reads better on #514b08: white gives a contrast ratio of 8.9:1 and black gives 2.36:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #514b08 a warm or cool color?

#514b08 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 104 degrees, its lightness 40.6% and its chroma 0.081.