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#515207 color: Scorzonera Brown

#515207 is rgb(81, 82, 7) in RGB and oklch(42.394% 0.0893 110.505) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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61°
100%

42.4%
0.089
111°
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Vivid
  • Deep
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Coffee
  • lime-900
  • Black 68%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
8.20:1Readable · AA
Lc -93
Black text
2.56:1Hard to read
Lc 16

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About #515207

#515207 is a deep dark yellow color. In OKLCH it has 42.4% lightness, 0.089 chroma and a hue of 111°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 8.2:1 contrast and black text 2.56:1, 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: #515207 mixed with white

  1. 515207
  2. 606227
  3. 707240
  4. 818357
  5. 92946e
  6. a3a585
  7. b5b79d
  8. c7c8b5
  9. d9dacd
  10. ecede6

Darker: #515207 mixed with black

  1. 515207
  2. 454605
  3. 3a3b04
  4. 2f2f02
  5. 242502
  6. 1a1a01
  7. 101100
  8. 070800
  9. 020200
  10. 000000

Calmer: #515207 with less saturation

  1. 515207
  2. 515215
  3. 50521f
  4. 505127
  5. 4f512d
  6. 4f5134
  7. 4f5039
  8. 4f503f
  9. 4e4f44
  10. 4e4f49

Questions about #515207

What color is #515207?

#515207 is deep dark yellow. The closest named color is Scorzonera Brown. In RGB it is rgb(81, 82, 7), in HSL hsl(60.8, 84.27%, 17.45%) and in OKLCH oklch(42.394% 0.0893 110.505).

What colors go well with #515207?

The complementary color of #515207 is #4e447b. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #674800 and #315a29. The triadic partners are #005675 and #723855.

Is white or black text more readable on #515207?

White text reads better on #515207: white gives a contrast ratio of 8.2:1 and black gives 2.56:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #515207 a warm or cool color?

#515207 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 111 degrees, its lightness 42.4% and its chroma 0.089.