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#514B39

#514b39 ≈ Taupe

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#514b39 is a color from the yellow family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 31.76% red, 29.41% green and 22.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 7.41% magenta, 29.63% yellow and 68.24% black. Its hue angle is 45°, with 17.39% saturation and 27.06% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with optimism, attention and joy. Designers typically use it for highlights and warnings, children's products and corporate identities. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.69:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Taupe (#483c32), ΔE 7.78.

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Relative luminance0.0708

Complementary

  1. #514b39
  2. #393f51

Split complementary

  1. #514b39
  2. #394b51
  3. #3f3951

Analogous

  1. #513f39
  2. #514b39
  3. #4b5139

Triadic

  1. #514b39
  2. #39514b
  3. #4b3951

Tetradic

  1. #514b39
  2. #3f5139
  3. #393f51
  4. #4b3951

Square

  1. #514b39
  2. #39513f
  3. #393f51
  4. #51394b

Monochromatic

  1. #0c0b08
  2. #242119
  3. #514b39
  4. #7e7559
  5. #a59b7e

Shades

#514b39 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #514b39
  2. #494433
  3. #413c2e
  4. #393528
  5. #312d22
  6. #29261d
  7. #201e17
  8. #181711
  9. #100f0b
  10. #080806
  11. #000000

Tints

#514b39 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #514b39
  2. #625d4d
  3. #746f61
  4. #858174
  5. #979388
  6. #a8a59c
  7. #b9b7b0
  8. #cbc9c4
  9. #dcdbd7
  10. #eeedeb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#514b39 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #514b39
  2. #565040
  3. #5a5647
  4. #5f5b4e
  5. #646055
  6. #69665d
  7. #6d6b64
  8. #72706b
  9. #777572
  10. #7b7b79
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.69:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.42:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4b4b4b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4e4b45 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4f4a38 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #514c3a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #554846 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #504b38 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #514c39 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #534941 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-514b39 {
  color: #514b39;
}
Background
.bg-514b39 {
  background-color: #514b39;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-514b39 {
  border: 2px solid #514b39;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #514b39;
  --color-primary-rgb: 81 75 57;
  --color-primary-hsl: 45 17% 27%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-514b39 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #514b39, #4b5139);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-514b39 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(81 75 57 / 0.35);
}

#483c32 Taupe ΔE 7.78 #444c38 Rifle Green ΔE 7.81 #3b3c36 Black Olive ΔE 8.25 #635147 Umber ΔE 9.72 #555555 Davy's Gray ΔE 9.87 #4b5320 Army Green ΔE 11.83 #343434 Jet ΔE 12.03 #aeb4c6 Inverted #4b4b4b Grayscale 

Taupe
#514b39  rgb(81, 75, 57)  hsl(45, 17%, 27%)  Taupe
#393f51  rgb(57, 63, 81)  hsl(225, 17%, 27%)  Charcoal
#39514b  rgb(57, 81, 75)  hsl(165, 17%, 27%)  Dark Slate Gray
#4b3951  rgb(75, 57, 81)  hsl(285, 17%, 27%)  Eggplant