#3E4609#3E4609

#3E4609 is a dark, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.054; OKLCH L 37.4% C 0.080 H 117.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#3E4609
RGB	rgb(62, 70, 9)
HSL	hsl(68, 77%, 15%)
HSV	hsv(68, 87%, 27%)
CMYK	cmyk(11.4%, 0%, 87.1%, 72.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(27.91, -12.13, 32.70)
CIE-LCH	lch(27.91, 34.88, 110.36°)
OKLab	oklab(37.44% -0.0367 0.0715)
OKLCH	oklch(37.44% 0.08 117.2)
XYZ	xyz(4.2262, 5.4242, 1.0827)
Luminance	0.0542 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#3E4609 #110946

analogous

#462F09 #3E4609 #1F4609

triadic

#3E4609 #093E46 #46093E

tetradic

#3E4609 #09462F #110946 #46091F

square

#3E4609 #09462F #110946 #46091F

split-complementary

#3E4609 #091F46 #2F0946

monochromatic

#181B03 #181B03 #3E4609 #6E7C10 #9EB217

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.07

#3E4609 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.08

#3E4609 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #3E4609

10.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##3E4609	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##3E4609	1.00	10.07	2.08	10.07
#FFFFFF	10.07	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.08	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.07	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4B4200

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4B420F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#42413B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#424242

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #3e4609;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(62, 70, 9);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(37.4% 0.080 117.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#76794e',
    500: '#3e4609',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #3e4609;
$custom-light: #76794e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#3e4609",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 62,
    "g": 70,
    "b": 9
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 67.869,
    "s": 77.215,
    "l": 15.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.3744,
    "c": 0.0804,
    "h": 117.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.05424
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#3E4609

secondary

#332784

accent

#34F44D

background

#F7F7F4

surface

#EDEDE7

border

#C8C8C3

text

#090902

muted

#7B7B78

Preview Lab

Preview with #3E4609

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

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