#3E4228#3E4228

#3E4228 is a dark, muted yellow. Relative luminance 0.051; OKLCH L 36.8% C 0.042 H 115.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3E4228
RGB	rgb(62, 66, 40)
HSL	hsl(69, 25%, 21%)
HSV	hsv(69, 39%, 26%)
CMYK	cmyk(6.1%, 0%, 39.4%, 74.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(26.94, -6.70, 15.30)
CIE-LCH	lch(26.94, 16.70, 113.64°)
OKLab	oklab(36.79% -0.0181 0.0378)
OKLCH	oklch(36.79% 0.042 115.6)
XYZ	xyz(4.3178, 5.0738, 2.7589)
Luminance	0.0507 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#3E4228 #2C2842

analogous

#423928 #3E4228 #314228

triadic

#3E4228 #283E42 #42283E

tetradic

#3E4228 #284239 #2C2842 #422831

square

#3E4228 #284239 #2C2842 #422831

split-complementary

#3E4228 #283142 #392842

monochromatic

#12130C #1A1C11 #3E4228 #62683F #868E56

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.42

#3E4228 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.01

#3E4228 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #3E4228

10.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3E4228	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##3E4228	1.00	10.42	2.01	10.42
#FFFFFF	10.42	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.01	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.42	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#453F26

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#454029

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#413F3B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#404040

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3e4228;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(62, 66, 40);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(36.8% 0.042 115.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#737662',
    500: '#3e4228',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3e4228;
$custom-light: #737662;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3e4228",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 62,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 40
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 69.231,
    "s": 24.528,
    "l": 20.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.36785,
    "c": 0.04192,
    "h": 115.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.05074
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3E4228

secondary

#575274

accent

#67C175

background

#F7F7F5

surface

#EDEDEA

border

#C8C8C6

text

#080805

muted

#7B7B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #3E4228

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

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