Information about #516700 color

#516700 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#516700 falls into the Yellow Color Family — Full Saturation, Dark brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(81, 103, 0) — 31.8% red, 40.4% green, 0% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 9 / 0 / 40 / 60. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#516700 is a intensely saturated yellow that stays on the darker end of the scale. In practice it works well for moody backdrops, typography on light surfaces and premium packaging. In The Official Register of Color Names it is very close to Deep Apple Green (#4E5900). Slightly further away sit Mud Green (#606602) and Deep Olive (#595900).

Technically, the mix leans on its green channel (rgb(81, 103, 0)), which gives #516700 its character. On this background, white text reaches a 6.4:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); black stays at 3.3:1. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:60), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. #516700 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#516700 color variations

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

#516700 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#516700 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#516700 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#516700 color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#665300

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#516700 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
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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
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#490066
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#001D66
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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
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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
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#005066
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Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme
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#006616
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Square

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

Square color scheme
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#006649
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#66001D
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Nearest named colors to #516700

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

Deep Apple Green color link
Deep Apple Green

#4E5900

Mud Green color link
Mud Green

#606602

Deep Olive color link
Deep Olive

#595900

Deep Lime Green color link
Deep Lime Green

#435900

Saratoga color link
Saratoga

#555B10

Verdun Green color link
Verdun Green

#495400

Green Brown color link
Green Brown

#544E03

Greeny Brown color link
Greeny Brown

#696006

Deep Gold color link
Deep Gold

#594E00

Olive Brown color link
Olive Brown

#645403

Brownish Green color link
Brownish Green

#6A6E09

Avocado color link
Avocado

#568203

#516700 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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#516700 color image #516700 color solid HD wallpaper 3840x2160 (Desktop)
#516700 color image #516700 color solid HD wallpaper 1170x2532 (Mobile)

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#516700
  • RGB81, 103, 0
  • CMYK9, 0, 40, 60
  • CSSrgb(81, 103, 0)
  • HSL73°, 100%, 20%
  • HSL Precise72.816°, 100%, 20.196%
  • HSV73°, 100%, 40%
  • HSB73°, 100%, 40%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.318
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.404
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.000
  • GLSLvec3(0.318, 0.404, 0.000)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.318, 0.404, 0.000, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.318, 0.404, 0.000)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB31.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB40.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB0%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • HEX ID516700
  • DECIMAL ID5334784
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers15 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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