#38400D#38400D

#38400D is a dark, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.045; OKLCH L 35.3% C 0.072 H 118.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#38400D
RGB	rgb(56, 64, 13)
HSL	hsl(69, 66%, 15%)
HSV	hsv(69, 80%, 25%)
CMYK	cmyk(12.5%, 0%, 79.7%, 74.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(25.37, -11.40, 28.49)
CIE-LCH	lch(25.37, 30.69, 111.80°)
OKLab	oklab(35.28% -0.0339 0.0637)
OKLCH	oklch(35.28% 0.072 118)
XYZ	xyz(3.5370, 4.5366, 1.0700)
Luminance	0.0454 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#38400D #150D40

analogous

#402F0D #38400D #1E400D

triadic

#38400D #0D3840 #400D38

tetradic

#38400D #0D402F #150D40 #400D1E

square

#38400D #0D402F #150D40 #400D1E

split-complementary

#38400D #0D1E40 #2F0D40

monochromatic

#161905 #161905 #38400D #657317 #91A622

Accessibility & contrast

On white

11.01

#38400D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.91

#38400D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #38400D

11.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##38400D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##38400D	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)

#453C05

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#443C11

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3C3C36

Achromatopsia (no color)

#3C3C3C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #38400d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 64, 13);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(35.3% 0.072 118.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#70744f',
    500: '#38400d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #38400d;
$custom-light: #70744f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#38400d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 56,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 13
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 69.412,
    "s": 66.234,
    "l": 15.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.35275,
    "c": 0.07213,
    "h": 118
  },
  "luminance": 0.04537
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#38400D

secondary

#3A2D7C

accent

#3FE959

background

#F6F7F4

surface

#ECEDE7

border

#C7C8C3

text

#080802

muted

#7B7B78

Preview Lab

Preview with #38400D

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

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