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#51520d color: Scorzonera Brown

#51520d is rgb(81, 82, 13) in RGB and oklch(42.427% 0.08624 110.436) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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61°
100%

42.4%
0.086
110°
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Vivid
  • Deep
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Coffee
  • lime-900
  • Black 68%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
8.19:1Readable · AA
Lc -93
Black text
2.56:1Hard to read
Lc 16

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About #51520d

#51520d is a deep dark yellow color. In OKLCH it has 42.4% lightness, 0.086 chroma and a hue of 110°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 8.19:1 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: #51520d mixed with white

  1. 51520d
  2. 60622a
  3. 707242
  4. 818358
  5. 92946f
  6. a3a586
  7. b5b79e
  8. c7c8b5
  9. d9dacd
  10. ecede6

Darker: #51520d mixed with black

  1. 51520d
  2. 45460a
  3. 3a3b07
  4. 2f2f05
  5. 242503
  6. 1a1a02
  7. 101101
  8. 070800
  9. 020200
  10. 000000

Calmer: #51520d with less saturation

  1. 51520d
  2. 515219
  3. 505221
  4. 505128
  5. 50512f
  6. 4f5135
  7. 4f503a
  8. 4f503f
  9. 4e4f44
  10. 4e4f49

Questions about #51520d

What color is #51520d?

#51520d is deep dark yellow. The closest named color is Scorzonera Brown. In RGB it is rgb(81, 82, 13), in HSL hsl(60.87, 72.63%, 18.63%) and in OKLCH oklch(42.427% 0.08624 110.436).

What colors go well with #51520d?

The complementary color of #51520d is #4e457a. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #664803 and #325a2b. The triadic partners are #005674 and #713954.

Is white or black text more readable on #51520d?

White text reads better on #51520d: white gives a contrast ratio of 8.19:1 and black gives 2.56:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #51520d a warm or cool color?

#51520d is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 110 degrees, its lightness 42.4% and its chroma 0.086.