#40440E#40440E

#40440E is a dark, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.053; OKLCH L 37.1% C 0.074 H 113.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#40440E
RGB	rgb(64, 68, 14)
HSL	hsl(64, 66%, 16%)
HSV	hsv(64, 79%, 27%)
CMYK	cmyk(5.9%, 0%, 79.4%, 73.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(27.45, -9.67, 30.34)
CIE-LCH	lch(27.45, 31.85, 107.68°)
OKLab	oklab(37.13% -0.0295 0.0675)
OKLCH	oklch(37.13% 0.074 113.6)
XYZ	xyz(4.2609, 5.2560, 1.2054)
Luminance	0.0526 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#40440E #120E44

analogous

#442D0E #40440E #25440E

triadic

#40440E #0E4044 #440E40

tetradic

#40440E #0E442D #120E44 #440E25

square

#40440E #0E442D #120E44 #440E25

split-complementary

#40440E #0E2544 #2D0E44

monochromatic

#181905 #181905 #40440E #707718 #A0AA23

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.24

#40440E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.05

#40440E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #40440E

10.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##40440E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##40440E	1.00	10.24	2.05	10.24
#FFFFFF	10.24	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.05	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.24	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4A4005

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4A4112

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#453F39

Achromatopsia (no color)

#414141

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #40440e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 68, 14);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(37.1% 0.074 113.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#777751',
    500: '#40440e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #40440e;
$custom-light: #777751;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#40440e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 64,
    "g": 68,
    "b": 14
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 64.444,
    "s": 65.854,
    "l": 16.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.37127,
    "c": 0.07368,
    "h": 113.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.05256
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#40440E

secondary

#352F7F

accent

#3FE94C

background

#F7F7F4

surface

#EDEDE7

border

#C8C8C3

text

#090802

muted

#7B7B78

Preview Lab

Preview with #40440E

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

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