Information about #514513 color

#514513 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#514513 falls into the Yellow Color Family — High Saturation, Dark brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(81, 69, 19) — 31.8% red, 27.1% green, 7.5% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 5 / 24 / 68. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#514513 is a strongly colored golden yellow that stays on the darker end of the scale. In practice it works well for dark UI themes, backgrounds and dramatic accents. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Bronzetone (#4D400F). Slightly further away sit Pineapple (#563C0D) and Mud Brown (#60460F).

In RGB terms — rgb(81, 69, 19) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #514513: 9.5:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.2:1 for black. For print, note the heavy black component (K:68) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#514513 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#514513 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #514513

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Bronzetone color link
Bronzetone

#4D400F

Pineapple color link
Pineapple

#563C0D

Mud Brown color link
Mud Brown

#60460F

Kakadu color link
Kakadu

#554123

Earthtone color link
Earthtone

#5D3A1A

Xander color link
Xander

#44500C

Green Brown color link
Green Brown

#544E03

Lucy Green color link
Lucy Green

#4B531E

Rimutaka color link
Rimutaka

#4B3C23

Thatch Green color link
Thatch Green

#403D19

Army Green color link
Army Green

#4B5320

Madras color link
Madras

#473E23

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#514513
  • RGB81, 69, 19
  • CMYK0, 5, 24, 68
  • CSSrgb(81, 69, 19)
  • HSL48°, 62%, 20%
  • HSL Precise48.387°, 62%, 19.608%
  • HSV48°, 77%, 32%
  • HSB48°, 77%, 32%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.318
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.271
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.075
  • GLSLvec3(0.318, 0.271, 0.075)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.318, 0.271, 0.075, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.318, 0.271, 0.075)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB31.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB27.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB7.5%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • HEX ID514513
  • DECIMAL ID5326099
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01