#40420C#40420C

#40420C is a dark, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.050; OKLCH L 36.6% C 0.073 H 111.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.49:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#40420C
RGB	rgb(64, 66, 12)
HSL	hsl(62, 69%, 15%)
HSV	hsv(62, 82%, 26%)
CMYK	cmyk(3%, 0%, 81.8%, 74.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(26.77, -8.59, 30.54)
CIE-LCH	lch(26.77, 31.72, 105.72°)
OKLab	oklab(36.58% -0.0268 0.0675)
OKLCH	oklch(36.58% 0.073 111.6)
XYZ	xyz(4.1291, 5.0131, 1.0979)
Luminance	0.0501 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#40420C #0E0C42

analogous

#42290C #40420C #25420C

triadic

#40420C #0C4042 #420C40

tetradic

#40420C #0C4229 #0E0C42 #420C25

square

#40420C #0C4229 #0E0C42 #420C25

split-complementary

#40420C #0C2542 #290C42

monochromatic

#191A05 #191A05 #40420C #727615 #A4AA1F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.49

#40420C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.00

#40420C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #40420C

10.49:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##40420C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##40420C	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)

#483F03

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#484010

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#453D38

Achromatopsia (no color)

#3F3F3F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #40420c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 66, 12);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(36.6% 0.073 111.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#77764f',
    500: '#40420c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #40420c;
$custom-light: #77764f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#40420c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 64,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 12
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 62.222,
    "s": 69.231,
    "l": 15.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.36577,
    "c": 0.07259,
    "h": 111.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.05013
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#40420C

secondary

#2F2C7E

accent

#3CEC42

background

#F7F7F4

surface

#EDEDE7

border

#C8C8C3

text

#090802

muted

#7B7B78

Preview Lab

Preview with #40420C

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

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