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#515002 color: Scorzonera Brown

#515002 is rgb(81, 80, 2) in RGB and oklch(41.858% 0.08969 108.885) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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59°
100%

41.9%
0.090
109°
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Vivid
  • Deep
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Coffee
  • lime-900
  • Black 68%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
8.41:1Readable · AA
Lc -93
Black text
2.50:1Hard to read
Lc 15

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About #515002

#515002 is a deep dark yellow color. In OKLCH it has 41.9% lightness, 0.09 chroma and a hue of 109°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 8.41:1 contrast and black text 2.5:1, 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: #515002 mixed with white

  1. 515002
  2. 606025
  3. 70713e
  4. 818155
  5. 92936c
  6. a3a484
  7. b5b69c
  8. c7c8b4
  9. d9dacd
  10. ecece6

Darker: #515002 mixed with black

  1. 515002
  2. 454401
  3. 3a3901
  4. 2f2e01
  5. 242400
  6. 1a1a00
  7. 101000
  8. 070700
  9. 020200
  10. 000000

Calmer: #515002 with less saturation

  1. 515002
  2. 505012
  3. 50501c
  4. 4f4f24
  5. 4f4f2b
  6. 4e4f32
  7. 4e4e38
  8. 4e4e3d
  9. 4d4e42
  10. 4d4d48

Questions about #515002

What color is #515002?

#515002 is deep dark yellow. The closest named color is Scorzonera Brown. In RGB it is rgb(81, 80, 2), in HSL hsl(59.24, 95.18%, 16.27%) and in OKLCH oklch(41.858% 0.08969 108.885).

What colors go well with #515002?

The complementary color of #515002 is #4c437a. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #674600 and #315826. The triadic partners are #005573 and #703654.

Is white or black text more readable on #515002?

White text reads better on #515002: white gives a contrast ratio of 8.41:1 and black gives 2.5:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #515002 a warm or cool color?

#515002 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 109 degrees, its lightness 41.9% and its chroma 0.09.