#404209#404209

#404209 is a dark, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.050; OKLCH L 36.6% C 0.075 H 111.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.49:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#404209
RGB	rgb(64, 66, 9)
HSL	hsl(62, 76%, 15%)
HSV	hsv(62, 86%, 26%)
CMYK	cmyk(3%, 0%, 86.4%, 74.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(26.75, -8.75, 31.71)
CIE-LCH	lch(26.75, 32.90, 105.43°)
OKLab	oklab(36.56% -0.0275 0.0693)
OKLCH	oklch(36.56% 0.075 111.7)
XYZ	xyz(4.1120, 5.0062, 1.0081)
Luminance	0.0501 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#404209 #0B0942

analogous

#422809 #404209 #244209

triadic

#404209 #094042 #420940

tetradic

#404209 #094228 #0B0942 #420924

square

#404209 #094228 #0B0942 #420924

split-complementary

#404209 #092442 #280942

monochromatic

#1A1B04 #1A1B04 #404209 #747810 #A8AE18

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.49

#404209 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.00

#404209 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #404209

10.49:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##404209	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##404209	1.00	10.49	2.00	10.49
#FFFFFF	10.49	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.00	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.49	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#483F00

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#48400E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#453D37

Achromatopsia (no color)

#3F3F3F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #404209;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 66, 9);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(36.6% 0.075 111.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#77764e',
    500: '#404209',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #404209;
$custom-light: #77764e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#404209",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 64,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 9
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 62.105,
    "s": 76,
    "l": 14.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.36556,
    "c": 0.07459,
    "h": 111.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.05006
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#404209

secondary

#2A2780

accent

#35F33C

background

#F7F7F4

surface

#EDEDE7

border

#C8C8C3

text

#090802

muted

#7B7B78

Preview Lab

Preview with #404209

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

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