Palettes / Colors / #514B04

#514B04 — Deep Vivid Yellow

#514B04 is a yellow color we call Deep Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color DarkOliveGreen (#556B2F). It belongs to the yellow family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkolivegreen (#556B2F) — not an exact match. CSS darkolivegreen gives you #556B2F, a different color; use #514B04 when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#514B04 is a warm yellow color associated with optimism, attention and cheer. It is deep enough for text, outlines and dark interface surfaces, and makes light colors glow next to it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #040A53; it also sits naturally between #532504 and #325304. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 32% · Green 29% · Blue 2%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 7% · Yellow 95% · Key 68%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #514B04

.text { color: #514B04; }
.background { background-color: #514B04; }
.border { border: 3px solid #514B04; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(81, 75, 4); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(55, 91%, 17%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #514B04; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(81, 75, 4, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #514B04; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(81, 75, 4, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#514B04">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#514B04">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #040A53:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #514B04: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #514B04

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #514B04 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #514B04 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #514B03  ·  #514B05 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #514B04?

#514B04 is Deep Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 81, 75, 4). Its closest standard named color is DarkOliveGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #514B04?

#514B04 is RGB 81, 75, 4 — HSL 55°, 91%, 17% — CMYK 0%, 7%, 95%, 68%.

What colors go with #514B04?

Its complement is #040A53; analogous partners are #532504 and #325304. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #514B04 for text?

White text on #514B04 has a contrast ratio of 8.91:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 2.36:1.