#40420F#40420F

#40420F is a dark, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.050; OKLCH L 36.6% C 0.070 H 111.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.48:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#40420F
RGB	rgb(64, 66, 15)
HSL	hsl(62, 63%, 16%)
HSV	hsv(62, 77%, 26%)
CMYK	cmyk(3%, 0%, 77.3%, 74.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(26.79, -8.41, 29.25)
CIE-LCH	lch(26.79, 30.43, 106.04°)
OKLab	oklab(36.6% -0.0259 0.0654)
OKLCH	oklch(36.6% 0.07 111.6)
XYZ	xyz(4.1489, 5.0210, 1.2024)
Luminance	0.0502 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#40420F #110F42

analogous

#422A0F #40420F #26420F

triadic

#40420F #0F4042 #420F40

tetradic

#40420F #0F422A #110F42 #420F26

square

#40420F #0F422A #110F42 #420F26

split-complementary

#40420F #0F2642 #2A0F42

monochromatic

#181906 #181906 #40420F #70741A #A1A626

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.48

#40420F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.00

#40420F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #40420F

10.48:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##40420F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##40420F	1.00	10.48	2.00	10.48
#FFFFFF	10.48	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.00	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.48	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#483F07

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#484013

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#453D38

Achromatopsia (no color)

#3F3F3F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #40420f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 66, 15);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(36.6% 0.070 111.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#777651',
    500: '#40420f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #40420f;
$custom-light: #777651;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#40420f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 64,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 15
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 62.353,
    "s": 62.963,
    "l": 15.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.36603,
    "c": 0.07032,
    "h": 111.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.05021
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#40420F

secondary

#33307C

accent

#42E648

background

#F7F7F4

surface

#EDEDE7

border

#C8C8C3

text

#090802

muted

#7B7B78

Preview Lab

Preview with #40420F

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

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