#38400C#38400C

#38400C is a dark, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.045; OKLCH L 35.3% C 0.073 H 118.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#38400C
RGB	rgb(56, 64, 12)
HSL	hsl(69, 68%, 15%)
HSV	hsv(69, 81%, 25%)
CMYK	cmyk(12.5%, 0%, 81.2%, 74.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(25.36, -11.46, 28.92)
CIE-LCH	lch(25.36, 31.11, 111.62°)
OKLab	oklab(35.27% -0.0342 0.0644)
OKLCH	oklch(35.27% 0.073 118)
XYZ	xyz(3.5307, 4.5341, 1.0369)
Luminance	0.0453 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#38400C #140C40

analogous

#402E0C #38400C #1E400C

triadic

#38400C #0C3840 #400C38

tetradic

#38400C #0C402E #140C40 #400C1E

square

#38400C #0C402E #140C40 #400C1E

split-complementary

#38400C #0C1E40 #2E0C40

monochromatic

#171A05 #171A05 #38400C #657416 #92A71F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

11.01

#38400C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.91

#38400C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #38400C

11.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##38400C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##38400C	1.00	11.01	1.91	11.01
#FFFFFF	11.01	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.91	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	11.01	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#453C04

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#443C10

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3C3C36

Achromatopsia (no color)

#3C3C3C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #38400c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 64, 12);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(35.3% 0.073 118.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#71744f',
    500: '#38400c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #38400c;
$custom-light: #71744f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#38400c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 56,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 12
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 69.231,
    "s": 68.421,
    "l": 14.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.35266,
    "c": 0.0729,
    "h": 118
  },
  "luminance": 0.04534
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#38400C

secondary

#382C7C

accent

#3DEB57

background

#F6F7F4

surface

#ECEDE7

border

#C7C8C3

text

#080802

muted

#7B7B78

Preview Lab

Preview with #38400C

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

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