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#51510e color: Scorzonera Brown

#51510e is rgb(81, 81, 14) in RGB and oklch(42.178% 0.08452 109.535) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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60°
100%

42.2%
0.085
110°
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Vivid
  • Deep
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Coffee
  • lime-900
  • Black 68%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
8.29:1Readable · AA
Lc -93
Black text
2.53:1Hard to read
Lc 15

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About #51510e

#51510e is a deep dark yellow color. In OKLCH it has 42.2% lightness, 0.085 chroma and a hue of 110°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 8.29:1 contrast and black text 2.53:1, 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: #51510e mixed with white

  1. 51510e
  2. 60612a
  3. 707142
  4. 818259
  5. 92936f
  6. a3a486
  7. b5b69e
  8. c7c8b5
  9. d9dacd
  10. ecece6

Darker: #51510e mixed with black

  1. 51510e
  2. 45450b
  3. 3a3a07
  4. 2f2f05
  5. 242403
  6. 1a1a02
  7. 101001
  8. 070700
  9. 020200
  10. 000000

Calmer: #51510e with less saturation

  1. 51510e
  2. 515119
  3. 505121
  4. 505028
  5. 4f502f
  6. 4f5034
  7. 4f4f3a
  8. 4e4f3f
  9. 4e4e44
  10. 4e4e49

Questions about #51510e

What color is #51510e?

#51510e is deep dark yellow. The closest named color is Scorzonera Brown. In RGB it is rgb(81, 81, 14), in HSL hsl(60, 70.53%, 18.63%) and in OKLCH oklch(42.178% 0.08452 109.535).

What colors go well with #51510e?

The complementary color of #51510e is #4d4578. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #664706 and #33582a. The triadic partners are #005572 and #6f3954.

Is white or black text more readable on #51510e?

White text reads better on #51510e: white gives a contrast ratio of 8.29:1 and black gives 2.53:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #51510e a warm or cool color?

#51510e is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 110 degrees, its lightness 42.2% and its chroma 0.085.