#404009#404009

#404009 is a dark, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.048; OKLCH L 36.0% C 0.072 H 109.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#404009
RGB	rgb(64, 64, 9)
HSL	hsl(60, 75%, 14%)
HSV	hsv(60, 86%, 25%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 0%, 85.9%, 74.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(26.09, -7.54, 31.11)
CIE-LCH	lch(26.09, 32.01, 103.62°)
OKLab	oklab(36.03% -0.0241 0.068)
OKLCH	oklch(36.03% 0.072 109.5)
XYZ	xyz(3.9972, 4.7766, 0.9698)
Luminance	0.0478 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#404009 #090940

analogous

#402509 #404009 #254009

triadic

#404009 #094040 #400940

tetradic

#404009 #094025 #090940 #400925

square

#404009 #094025 #090940 #400925

split-complementary

#404009 #092540 #250940

monochromatic

#1B1B04 #1B1B04 #404009 #767611 #ABAB18

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.74

#404009 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.96

#404009 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #404009

10.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##404009	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##404009	1.00	10.74	1.96	10.74
#FFFFFF	10.74	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.96	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.74	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#463D01

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#473F0E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#453B36

Achromatopsia (no color)

#3E3E3E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #404009;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 64, 9);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(36.0% 0.072 109.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#77744e',
    500: '#404009',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #404009;
$custom-light: #77744e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#404009",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 64,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 9
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 60,
    "s": 75.342,
    "l": 14.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.36025,
    "c": 0.0722,
    "h": 109.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.04777
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#404009

secondary

#27277E

accent

#36F236

background

#F7F7F4

surface

#EDEDE7

border

#C8C8C3

text

#090802

muted

#7B7B78

Preview Lab

Preview with #404009

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

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