#40450F#40450F

#40450F is a dark, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.054; OKLCH L 37.4% C 0.074 H 114.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#40450F
RGB	rgb(64, 69, 15)
HSL	hsl(66, 64%, 16%)
HSV	hsv(66, 78%, 27%)
CMYK	cmyk(7.2%, 0%, 78.3%, 72.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(27.79, -10.21, 30.24)
CIE-LCH	lch(27.79, 31.91, 108.65°)
OKLab	oklab(37.4% -0.0309 0.0675)
OKLCH	oklch(37.4% 0.074 114.6)
XYZ	xyz(4.3288, 5.3808, 1.2624)
Luminance	0.0538 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#40450F #140F45

analogous

#452F0F #40450F #25450F

triadic

#40450F #0F4045 #450F40

tetradic

#40450F #0F452F #140F45 #450F25

square

#40450F #0F452F #140F45 #450F25

split-complementary

#40450F #0F2545 #2F0F45

monochromatic

#171905 #171905 #40450F #6F771A #9DAA25

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.11

#40450F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.08

#40450F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #40450F

10.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##40450F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##40450F	1.00	10.11	2.08	10.11
#FFFFFF	10.11	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.08	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.11	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4B4106

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4A4213

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#45413A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#424242

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #40450f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 69, 15);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(37.4% 0.074 114.6);

Tailwind

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

SCSS

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

JSON

{
  "hex": "#40450f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 64,
    "g": 69,
    "b": 15
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 65.556,
    "s": 64.286,
    "l": 16.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.37402,
    "c": 0.07422,
    "h": 114.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.05381
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#40450F

secondary

#38307F

accent

#41E750

background

#F7F7F4

surface

#EDEDE7

border

#C8C8C3

text

#090902

muted

#7B7B78

Preview Lab

Preview with #40450F

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

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