#3B4409#3B4409

#3B4409 is a dark, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.051; OKLCH L 36.6% C 0.079 H 118.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.41:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3B4409
RGB	rgb(59, 68, 9)
HSL	hsl(69, 77%, 15%)
HSV	hsv(69, 87%, 27%)
CMYK	cmyk(13.2%, 0%, 86.8%, 73.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(26.97, -12.47, 31.75)
CIE-LCH	lch(26.97, 34.11, 111.45°)
OKLab	oklab(36.62% -0.0375 0.0696)
OKLCH	oklch(36.62% 0.079 118.3)
XYZ	xyz(3.9202, 5.0838, 1.0331)
Luminance	0.0508 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#3B4409 #120944

analogous

#443009 #3B4409 #1D4409

triadic

#3B4409 #093B44 #44093B

tetradic

#3B4409 #094430 #120944 #44091D

square

#3B4409 #094430 #120944 #44091D

split-complementary

#3B4409 #091D44 #300944

monochromatic

#171B04 #171B04 #3B4409 #6A7A10 #99B017

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.41

#3B4409 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.02

#3B4409 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #3B4409

10.41:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3B4409	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##3B4409	1.00	10.41	2.02	10.41
#FFFFFF	10.41	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.02	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.41	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#494000

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#48400F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3F4039

Achromatopsia (no color)

#404040

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3b4409;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(59, 68, 9);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(36.6% 0.079 118.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#73774e',
    500: '#3b4409',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3b4409;
$custom-light: #73774e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3b4409",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 59,
    "g": 68,
    "b": 9
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 69.153,
    "s": 76.623,
    "l": 15.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.36619,
    "c": 0.07906,
    "h": 118.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.05084
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3B4409

secondary

#352782

accent

#35F352

background

#F7F7F4

surface

#EDEDE7

border

#C8C8C3

text

#080802

muted

#7B7B78

Preview Lab

Preview with #3B4409

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

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