#40450E#40450E

#40450E is a dark, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.054; OKLCH L 37.4% C 0.075 H 114.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#40450E
RGB	rgb(64, 69, 14)
HSL	hsl(65, 66%, 16%)
HSV	hsv(65, 80%, 27%)
CMYK	cmyk(7.2%, 0%, 79.7%, 72.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(27.79, -10.27, 30.67)
CIE-LCH	lch(27.79, 32.34, 108.51°)
OKLab	oklab(37.39% -0.0312 0.0682)
OKLCH	oklch(37.39% 0.075 114.6)
XYZ	xyz(4.3219, 5.3780, 1.2258)
Luminance	0.0538 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#40450E #130E45

analogous

#452F0E #40450E #25450E

triadic

#40450E #0E4045 #450E40

tetradic

#40450E #0E452F #130E45 #450E25

square

#40450E #0E452F #130E45 #450E25

split-complementary

#40450E #0E2545 #2F0E45

monochromatic

#181905 #181905 #40450E #6F7818 #9EAB23

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.12

#40450E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.08

#40450E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #40450E

10.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##40450E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##40450E	1.00	10.12	2.08	10.12
#FFFFFF	10.12	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.08	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.12	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4B4105

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4A4212

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#45403A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#424242

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #40450e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 69, 14);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(37.4% 0.075 114.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#777851',
    500: '#40450e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #40450e;
$custom-light: #777851;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#40450e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 64,
    "g": 69,
    "b": 14
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 65.455,
    "s": 66.265,
    "l": 16.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.37394,
    "c": 0.07497,
    "h": 114.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.05378
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#40450E

secondary

#362F80

accent

#3FE94E

background

#F7F7F4

surface

#EDEDE7

border

#C8C8C3

text

#090902

muted

#7B7B78

Preview Lab

Preview with #40450E

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

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