#38400A#38400A

#38400A is a dark, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.045; OKLCH L 35.3% C 0.074 H 117.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#38400A
RGB	rgb(56, 64, 10)
HSL	hsl(69, 73%, 15%)
HSV	hsv(69, 84%, 25%)
CMYK	cmyk(12.5%, 0%, 84.4%, 74.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(25.35, -11.58, 29.75)
CIE-LCH	lch(25.35, 31.92, 111.27°)
OKLab	oklab(35.25% -0.0347 0.0657)
OKLCH	oklch(35.25% 0.074 117.9)
XYZ	xyz(3.5192, 4.5295, 0.9760)
Luminance	0.0453 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#38400A #120A40

analogous

#402D0A #38400A #1D400A

triadic

#38400A #0A3840 #400A38

tetradic

#38400A #0A402D #120A40 #400A1D

square

#38400A #0A402D #120A40 #400A1D

split-complementary

#38400A #0A1D40 #2D0A40

monochromatic

#171A04 #171A04 #38400A #667512 #95AA1B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

11.02

#38400A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.91

#38400A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #38400A

11.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##38400A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##38400A	1.00	11.02	1.91	11.02
#FFFFFF	11.02	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.91	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	11.02	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#453C02

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#443C0F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3C3C36

Achromatopsia (no color)

#3C3C3C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #38400a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 64, 10);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(35.3% 0.074 117.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#71744e',
    500: '#38400a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #38400a;
$custom-light: #71744e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#38400a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 56,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 10
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 68.889,
    "s": 72.973,
    "l": 14.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.3525,
    "c": 0.07433,
    "h": 117.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.04529
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#38400A

secondary

#35297D

accent

#38F053

background

#F6F7F4

surface

#ECEDE7

border

#C7C8C3

text

#080802

muted

#7B7B78

Preview Lab

Preview with #38400A

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

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