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#51471F Color

#51471F is rgb(81, 71, 31) in RGB, hsl(48, 45%, 22%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 12%, 62%, 68%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Army Green (#4B5320), visibly different at ΔE 10.54. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#51471F
HEX#51471F
RGBrgb(81, 71, 31)
HSLhsl(48, 45%, 22%)
HSVhsv(48, 62%, 32%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 12%, 62%, 68%)
OKLCHoklch(39.9% 0.059 95.5)
LABlab(30.47% 0.10 25.25)
LCHlch(30.47% 25.25 89.76)

What #51471F Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #51471F, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every yellow in the library.

#51471F Channel Values

How #51471F breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 81 · G 71 · B 318-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 48° · S 45% · L 22%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 48° · S 62% · V 32%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 12% · Y 62% · K 68%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance9.25:1 vs white · 2.27:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #51471F background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text9.25:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.27:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #51471F

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #51471F; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #51471F

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #51471F.

How #51471F Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#51471F
Protanopia#49491F
Protanomaly#4C481F
Deuteranopia#4A4A1E
Deuteranomaly#4D491F
Tritanopia#544343
Tritanomaly#534538
Achromatopsia#474747

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #51471F in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-51471f: #51471F;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #51471F;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-51471f': '#51471F' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.318, green: 0.278, blue: 0.122)
Android XML<color name="color_51471f">#51471F</color>
SVG fillfill="#51471F"

More Yellow Colors

#51471F sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#51471F Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #51471F?

#51471F is a dark yellow — rgb(81, 71, 31) in RGB and hsl(48, 45%, 22%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Army Green (#4B5320), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 10.54.

What is the RGB value of #51471F?

#51471F is rgb(81, 71, 31) — red 81, green 71, and blue 31 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #51471F?

#51471F converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 12%, 62%, 68%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #51471F be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #51471F scores 9.25:1 against white and 2.27:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #51471F as a CSS color keyword?

No. #51471F is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is darkolivegreen (#556B2F) at a CIE76 distance of 20.96, which is visibly different.

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