#3E4409#3E4409

#3E4409 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	#3E4409
RGB	rgb(62, 68, 9)
HSL	hsl(66, 77%, 15%)
HSV	hsv(66, 87%, 27%)
CMYK	cmyk(8.8%, 0%, 86.8%, 73.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(27.24, -10.96, 32.09)
CIE-LCH	lch(27.24, 33.91, 108.86°)
OKLab	oklab(36.9% -0.0335 0.0702)
OKLCH	oklch(36.9% 0.078 115.5)
XYZ	xyz(4.1032, 5.1782, 1.0417)
Luminance	0.0518 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#3E4409 #0F0944

analogous

#442D09 #3E4409 #204409

triadic

#3E4409 #093E44 #44093E

tetradic

#3E4409 #09442D #0F0944 #440920

square

#3E4409 #09442D #0F0944 #440920

split-complementary

#3E4409 #092044 #2D0944

monochromatic

#191B04 #191B04 #3E4409 #6F7A10 #A1B017

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.32

#3E4409 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.04

#3E4409 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #3E4409

10.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3E4409	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##3E4409	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: #3e4409;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(62, 68, 9);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(36.9% 0.078 115.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#76774e',
    500: '#3e4409',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3e4409;
$custom-light: #76774e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3e4409",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 62,
    "g": 68,
    "b": 9
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 66.102,
    "s": 76.623,
    "l": 15.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.36898,
    "c": 0.0778,
    "h": 115.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.05178
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3E4409

secondary

#302782

accent

#35F348

background

#F7F7F4

surface

#EDEDE7

border

#C8C8C3

text

#090802

muted

#7B7B78

Preview Lab

Preview with #3E4409

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

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