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#515012 color: Scorzonera Brown

#515012 is rgb(81, 80, 18) in RGB and oklch(41.953% 0.08075 108.498) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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59°
100%

42%
0.081
108°
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Coffee
  • lime-900
  • Black 68%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
8.38:1Readable · AA
Lc -93
Black text
2.51:1Hard to read
Lc 15

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About #515012

#515012 is a soft dark yellow color. In OKLCH it has 42% lightness, 0.081 chroma and a hue of 108°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 8.38:1 contrast and black text 2.51:1, 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: #515012 mixed with white

  1. 515012
  2. 60602c
  3. 707143
  4. 81815a
  5. 929270
  6. a3a487
  7. b5b69e
  8. c7c7b6
  9. d9dace
  10. ecece6

Darker: #515012 mixed with black

  1. 515012
  2. 45440e
  3. 3a390a
  4. 2f2e07
  5. 242404
  6. 1a1a02
  7. 101001
  8. 070701
  9. 020200
  10. 000000

Calmer: #515012 with less saturation

  1. 515012
  2. 50501c
  3. 505023
  4. 504f2a
  5. 4f4f2f
  6. 4f4f35
  7. 4e4f3a
  8. 4e4e3f
  9. 4d4e44
  10. 4d4d48

Questions about #515012

What color is #515012?

#515012 is soft dark yellow. The closest named color is Scorzonera Brown. In RGB it is rgb(81, 80, 18), in HSL hsl(59.05, 63.64%, 19.41%) and in OKLCH oklch(41.953% 0.08075 108.498).

What colors go well with #515012?

The complementary color of #515012 is #4b4576. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #65470d and #35572a. The triadic partners are #045570 and #6d3954.

Is white or black text more readable on #515012?

White text reads better on #515012: white gives a contrast ratio of 8.38:1 and black gives 2.51:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #515012 a warm or cool color?

#515012 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 108 degrees, its lightness 42% and its chroma 0.081.