#404609#404609

#404609 is a dark, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.055; OKLCH L 37.6% C 0.080 H 115.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#404609
RGB	rgb(64, 70, 9)
HSL	hsl(66, 77%, 15%)
HSV	hsv(66, 87%, 27%)
CMYK	cmyk(8.6%, 0%, 87.1%, 72.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(28.09, -11.13, 32.93)
CIE-LCH	lch(28.09, 34.76, 108.68°)
OKLab	oklab(37.63% -0.0341 0.0719)
OKLCH	oklch(37.63% 0.08 115.4)
XYZ	xyz(4.3539, 5.4901, 1.0887)
Luminance	0.0549 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#404609 #0F0946

analogous

#462D09 #404609 #214609

triadic

#404609 #094046 #460940

tetradic

#404609 #09462D #0F0946 #460921

square

#404609 #09462D #0F0946 #460921

split-complementary

#404609 #092146 #2D0946

monochromatic

#191B03 #191B03 #404609 #727C10 #A3B217

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.01

#404609 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.10

#404609 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #404609

10.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##404609	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##404609	1.00	10.01	2.10	10.01
#FFFFFF	10.01	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.10	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.01	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4C4200

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4B430F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#45413B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#424242

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #404609;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 70, 9);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(37.6% 0.080 115.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#77794f',
    500: '#404609',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #404609;
$custom-light: #77794f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#404609",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 64,
    "g": 70,
    "b": 9
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 65.902,
    "s": 77.215,
    "l": 15.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.37626,
    "c": 0.07959,
    "h": 115.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.0549
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#404609

secondary

#302784

accent

#34F447

background

#F7F7F4

surface

#EDEDE7

border

#C8C8C3

text

#090902

muted

#7B7B78

Preview Lab

Preview with #404609

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

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