#404409#404409

#404409 is a dark, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.052; OKLCH L 37.1% C 0.077 H 113.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#404409
RGB	rgb(64, 68, 9)
HSL	hsl(64, 77%, 15%)
HSV	hsv(64, 87%, 27%)
CMYK	cmyk(5.9%, 0%, 86.8%, 73.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(27.42, -9.95, 32.32)
CIE-LCH	lch(27.42, 33.82, 107.11°)
OKLab	oklab(37.09% -0.0308 0.0706)
OKLCH	oklch(37.09% 0.077 113.6)
XYZ	xyz(4.2309, 5.2440, 1.0477)
Luminance	0.0524 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#404409 #0D0944

analogous

#442B09 #404409 #224409

triadic

#404409 #094044 #440940

tetradic

#404409 #09442B #0D0944 #440922

square

#404409 #09442B #0D0944 #440922

split-complementary

#404409 #092244 #2B0944

monochromatic

#191B04 #191B04 #404409 #737A10 #A6B017

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.25

#404409 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.05

#404409 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #404409

10.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##404409	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##404409	1.00	10.25	2.05	10.25
#FFFFFF	10.25	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.05	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.25	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4A4000

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4A410E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#453F39

Achromatopsia (no color)

#414141

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #404409;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 68, 9);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(37.1% 0.077 113.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#77774e',
    500: '#404409',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #404409;
$custom-light: #77774e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#404409",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 64,
    "g": 68,
    "b": 9
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 64.068,
    "s": 76.623,
    "l": 15.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.3709,
    "c": 0.07706,
    "h": 113.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.05244
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#404409

secondary

#2D2782

accent

#35F342

background

#F7F7F4

surface

#EDEDE7

border

#C8C8C3

text

#090802

muted

#7B7B78

Preview Lab

Preview with #404409

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

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