#3E4209#3E4209

#3E4209 is a dark, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.049; OKLCH L 36.4% C 0.075 H 113.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.56:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3E4209
RGB	rgb(62, 66, 9)
HSL	hsl(64, 76%, 15%)
HSV	hsv(64, 86%, 26%)
CMYK	cmyk(6.1%, 0%, 86.4%, 74.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(26.56, -9.78, 31.47)
CIE-LCH	lch(26.56, 32.96, 107.26°)
OKLab	oklab(36.36% -0.0302 0.0689)
OKLCH	oklch(36.36% 0.075 113.7)
XYZ	xyz(3.9843, 4.9404, 1.0021)
Luminance	0.0494 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

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Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#3E4209 #0D0942

analogous

#422A09 #3E4209 #214209

triadic

#3E4209 #093E42 #42093E

tetradic

#3E4209 #09422A #0D0942 #420921

square

#3E4209 #09422A #0D0942 #420921

split-complementary

#3E4209 #092142 #2A0942

monochromatic

#191B04 #191B04 #3E4209 #717810 #A3AE18

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.56

#3E4209 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.99

#3E4209 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #3E4209

10.56:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3E4209	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##3E4209	1.00	10.56	1.99	10.56
#FFFFFF	10.56	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.99	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.56	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#483E00

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#483F0E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#433D37

Achromatopsia (no color)

#3F3F3F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3e4209;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(62, 66, 9);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(36.4% 0.075 113.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#76764e',
    500: '#3e4209',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3e4209;
$custom-light: #76764e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3e4209",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 62,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 9
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 64.211,
    "s": 76,
    "l": 14.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.36358,
    "c": 0.07525,
    "h": 113.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.0494
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3E4209

secondary

#2D2780

accent

#35F343

background

#F7F7F4

surface

#EDEDE7

border

#C8C8C3

text

#090802

muted

#7B7B78

Preview Lab

Preview with #3E4209

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

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