#3E4417#3E4417

#3E4417 is a dark, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.052; OKLCH L 37.0% C 0.066 H 116.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.27:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3E4417
RGB	rgb(62, 68, 23)
HSL	hsl(68, 49%, 18%)
HSV	hsv(68, 66%, 27%)
CMYK	cmyk(8.8%, 0%, 66.2%, 73.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(27.35, -9.98, 25.80)
CIE-LCH	lch(27.35, 27.66, 111.15°)
OKLab	oklab(37.03% -0.0292 0.0595)
OKLCH	oklch(37.03% 0.066 116.1)
XYZ	xyz(4.2085, 5.2203, 1.5964)
Luminance	0.0522 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#3E4417 #1D1744

analogous

#443317 #3E4417 #274417

triadic

#3E4417 #173E44 #44173E

tetradic

#3E4417 #174433 #1D1744 #441727

square

#3E4417 #174433 #1D1744 #441727

split-complementary

#3E4417 #172744 #331744

monochromatic

#151708 #151708 #3E4417 #687226 #919F36

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.27

#3E4417 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.04

#3E4417 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #3E4417

10.27:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3E4417	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##3E4417	1.00	10.27	2.04	10.27
#FFFFFF	10.27	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.04	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.27	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#494012

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#48411A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#42403A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#414141

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3e4417;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(62, 68, 23);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(37.0% 0.066 116.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#757756',
    500: '#3e4417',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3e4417;
$custom-light: #757756;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3e4417",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 62,
    "g": 68,
    "b": 23
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 68,
    "s": 49.451,
    "l": 17.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.37029,
    "c": 0.06631,
    "h": 116.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.0522
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3E4417

secondary

#443C7B

accent

#4FD961

background

#F7F7F5

surface

#EDEDE9

border

#C8C8C5

text

#080803

muted

#7B7B78

Preview Lab

Preview with #3E4417

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

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