Information about #515A31 color

#515A31 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#515A31 falls into the Yellow Color Family — Mild Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(81, 90, 49) — 31.8% red, 35.3% green, 19.2% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 4 / 0 / 16 / 65. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #515A31 reads as a mildly saturated yellow and occupies the middle of the lightness scale. Designers typically reach for tones like this for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Soldier Green (#545A2C). Slightly further away sit Fern Frond (#575E2E) and Christmas Spirit (#4D6330).

In RGB terms — rgb(81, 90, 49) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #515A31: 7.4:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.9:1 for black. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:65), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. No one has named #515A31 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#515A31 color variations

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

#515A31 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 #515A31

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

Fern Frond color link
Fern Frond

#575E2E

Reets505 color link
Reets505

#505428

Clover color link
Clover

#47562F

Waiouru color link
Waiouru

#4C4E31

Hibernate color link
Hibernate

#5A5539

Camouflage color link
Camouflage

#4F4D32

West Coast color link
West Coast

#5C512F

Panda color link
Panda

#544F3A

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#515A31
  • RGB81, 90, 49
  • CMYK4, 0, 16, 65
  • CSSrgb(81, 90, 49)
  • HSL73°, 29%, 27%
  • HSL Precise73.171°, 29.496%, 27.255%
  • HSV73°, 46%, 35%
  • HSB73°, 46%, 35%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.318
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.353
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.192
  • GLSLvec3(0.318, 0.353, 0.192)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.318, 0.353, 0.192, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.318, 0.353, 0.192)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB31.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB35.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB19.2%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID515A31
  • DECIMAL ID5331505
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01