#404509#404509

#404509 is a dark, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.054; OKLCH L 37.4% C 0.078 H 114.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.13:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#404509
RGB	rgb(64, 69, 9)
HSL	hsl(65, 77%, 15%)
HSV	hsv(65, 87%, 27%)
CMYK	cmyk(7.2%, 0%, 87%, 72.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(27.75, -10.54, 32.62)
CIE-LCH	lch(27.75, 34.28, 107.91°)
OKLab	oklab(37.36% -0.0325 0.0713)
OKLCH	oklch(37.36% 0.078 114.5)
XYZ	xyz(4.2919, 5.3660, 1.0680)
Luminance	0.0537 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#404509 #0E0945

analogous

#452C09 #404509 #224509

triadic

#404509 #094045 #450940

tetradic

#404509 #09452C #0E0945 #450922

square

#404509 #09452C #0E0945 #450922

split-complementary

#404509 #092245 #2C0945

monochromatic

#191B04 #191B04 #404509 #727B10 #A4B117

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.13

#404509 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.07

#404509 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #404509

10.13:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##404509	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##404509	1.00	10.13	2.07	10.13
#FFFFFF	10.13	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.07	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.13	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4B4100

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4B420F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#45403A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#414141

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #404509;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 69, 9);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(37.4% 0.078 114.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#77784e',
    500: '#404509',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #404509;
$custom-light: #77784e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#404509",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 64,
    "g": 69,
    "b": 9
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 65,
    "s": 76.923,
    "l": 15.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.37357,
    "c": 0.07832,
    "h": 114.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.05366
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#404509

secondary

#2F2783

accent

#34F344

background

#F7F7F4

surface

#EDEDE7

border

#C8C8C3

text

#090902

muted

#7B7B78

Preview Lab

Preview with #404509

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

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