Information about #514801 color
Basic facts about this digital color
#514801 presents itself as a pure, full-strength sunny yellow — one that leans clearly toward the dark side. In practice it works well for dark UI themes, backgrounds and dramatic accents. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Green Brown (#544E03). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Deep Amber (#594300) and Deep Gold (#594E00).
The recipe behind #514801 is rgb(81, 72, 1), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #514801: 9.2:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.3:1 for black. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:68), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. #514801 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.
#514801 color variations
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#514801 color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#514801 color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#514801 color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#514801 color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#514801 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.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
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.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #514801 color
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Nearest named colors to #514801
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#544E03
#594300
#594E00
#495400
#4D400F
#4E5900
#563C0D
#593800
#595900
#44500C
#60460F
#435900
#514801 color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#514801
- RGB81, 72, 1
- CMYK0, 4, 31, 68
- CSSrgb(81, 72, 1)
- HSL53°, 98%, 16%
- HSL Precise53.25°, 97.561%, 16.078%
- HSV53°, 99%, 32%
- HSB53°, 99%, 32%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.318
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.282
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.004
- GLSLvec3(0.318, 0.282, 0.004)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.318, 0.282, 0.004, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.318, 0.282, 0.004)
- Percentage of Red in RGB31.8%
- Percentage of Green in RGB28.2%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB0.4%
- Color FamilyYellow
- Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
- Lightness FamilyDark
- HEX ID514801
- DECIMAL ID5326849
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers5 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
