#3C4409#3C4409

#3C4409 is a dark, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.051; OKLCH L 36.7% C 0.079 H 117.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.38:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3C4409
RGB	rgb(60, 68, 9)
HSL	hsl(68, 77%, 15%)
HSV	hsv(68, 87%, 27%)
CMYK	cmyk(11.8%, 0%, 86.8%, 73.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(27.06, -11.97, 31.86)
CIE-LCH	lch(27.06, 34.03, 110.60°)
OKLab	oklab(36.71% -0.0362 0.0698)
OKLCH	oklch(36.71% 0.079 117.4)
XYZ	xyz(3.9800, 5.1147, 1.0360)
Luminance	0.0512 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

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Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#3C4409 #110944

analogous

#442F09 #3C4409 #1E4409

triadic

#3C4409 #093C44 #44093C

tetradic

#3C4409 #09442F #110944 #44091E

square

#3C4409 #09442F #110944 #44091E

split-complementary

#3C4409 #091E44 #2F0944

monochromatic

#181B04 #181B04 #3C4409 #6C7A10 #9BB017

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.38

#3C4409 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.02

#3C4409 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #3C4409

10.38:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3C4409	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##3C4409	1.00	10.38	2.02	10.38
#FFFFFF	10.38	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.02	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.38	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#494000

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#49400F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#404039

Achromatopsia (no color)

#404040

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3c4409;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(60, 68, 9);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(36.7% 0.079 117.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#74774e',
    500: '#3c4409',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3c4409;
$custom-light: #74774e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3c4409",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 60,
    "g": 68,
    "b": 9
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 68.136,
    "s": 76.623,
    "l": 15.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.36711,
    "c": 0.07862,
    "h": 117.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.05115
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3C4409

secondary

#332782

accent

#35F34E

background

#F7F7F4

surface

#EDEDE7

border

#C8C8C3

text

#080802

muted

#7B7B78

Preview Lab

Preview with #3C4409

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

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