#282916#282916

#282916 is a dark, muted yellow. Relative luminance 0.021; OKLCH L 27.4% C 0.032 H 110.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 14.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#282916
RGB	rgb(40, 41, 22)
HSL	hsl(63, 30%, 12%)
HSV	hsv(63, 46%, 16%)
CMYK	cmyk(2.4%, 0%, 46.3%, 83.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(15.98, -4.24, 12.32)
CIE-LCH	lch(15.98, 13.03, 109.00°)
OKLab	oklab(27.42% -0.0116 0.0302)
OKLCH	oklch(27.42% 0.032 110.9)
XYZ	xyz(1.8128, 2.0949, 1.0678)
Luminance	0.0209 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#282916 #171629

analogous

#292116 #282916 #1F2916

triadic

#282916 #162829 #291628

tetradic

#282916 #162921 #171629 #29161F

square

#282916 #162921 #171629 #29161F

split-complementary

#282916 #161F29 #211629

monochromatic

#13140B #13140B #282916 #4F512B #767941

Accessibility & contrast

On white

14.80

#282916 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.42

#282916 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #282916

14.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##282916	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##282916	1.00	14.80	1.42	14.80
#FFFFFF	14.80	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.42	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	14.80	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2C2715

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2C2817

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#2A2724

Achromatopsia (no color)

#282828

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #282916;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(40, 41, 22);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(27.4% 0.032 110.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#626253',
    500: '#282916',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #282916;
$custom-light: #626253;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#282916",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 40,
    "g": 41,
    "b": 22
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 63.158,
    "s": 30.159,
    "l": 12.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.27418,
    "c": 0.03236,
    "h": 110.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.02095
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#282916

secondary

#3F3D5E

accent

#61C667

background

#F5F5F4

surface

#EAEAE7

border

#C6C6C3

text

#050502

muted

#797978

Preview Lab

Preview with #282916

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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