#3E4408#3E4408

#3E4408 is a dark, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.052; OKLCH L 36.9% C 0.078 H 115.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3E4408
RGB	rgb(62, 68, 8)
HSL	hsl(66, 79%, 15%)
HSV	hsv(66, 88%, 27%)
CMYK	cmyk(8.8%, 0%, 88.2%, 73.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(27.23, -11.02, 32.47)
CIE-LCH	lch(27.23, 34.29, 108.74°)
OKLab	oklab(36.89% -0.0338 0.0708)
OKLCH	oklch(36.89% 0.078 115.5)
XYZ	xyz(4.0977, 5.1760, 1.0129)
Luminance	0.0518 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#3E4408 #0E0844

analogous

#442C08 #3E4408 #204408

triadic

#3E4408 #083E44 #44083E

tetradic

#3E4408 #08442C #0E0844 #440820

square

#3E4408 #08442C #0E0844 #440820

split-complementary

#3E4408 #082044 #2C0844

monochromatic

#191B03 #191B03 #3E4408 #707B0E #A2B215

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.32

#3E4408 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.04

#3E4408 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #3E4408

10.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3E4408	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##3E4408	1.00	10.32	2.04	10.32
#FFFFFF	10.32	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.04	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.32	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4A4000

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#49410E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#433F39

Achromatopsia (no color)

#404040

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3e4408;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(62, 68, 8);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(36.9% 0.078 115.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#76774e',
    500: '#3e4408',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3e4408;
$custom-light: #76774e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3e4408",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 62,
    "g": 68,
    "b": 8
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 66,
    "s": 78.947,
    "l": 14.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.36891,
    "c": 0.07844,
    "h": 115.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.05176
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3E4408

secondary

#2F2682

accent

#32F546

background

#F7F7F4

surface

#EDEDE7

border

#C8C8C3

text

#090802

muted

#7B7B78

Preview Lab

Preview with #3E4408

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

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