#404809#404809

#404809 is a dark, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.057; OKLCH L 38.2% C 0.082 H 117.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#404809
RGB	rgb(64, 72, 9)
HSL	hsl(68, 78%, 16%)
HSV	hsv(68, 88%, 28%)
CMYK	cmyk(11.1%, 0%, 87.5%, 71.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(28.76, -12.30, 33.53)
CIE-LCH	lch(28.76, 35.71, 110.14°)
OKLab	oklab(38.17% -0.0373 0.0732)
OKLCH	oklch(38.17% 0.082 117)
XYZ	xyz(4.4811, 5.7445, 1.1311)
Luminance	0.0574 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#404809 #110948

analogous

#483009 #404809 #204809

triadic

#404809 #094048 #480940

tetradic

#404809 #094830 #110948 #480920

square

#404809 #094830 #110948 #480920

split-complementary

#404809 #092048 #300948

monochromatic

#181B03 #181B03 #404809 #707E10 #A1B517

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.77

#404809 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.15

#404809 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #404809

9.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##404809	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##404809	1.00	9.77	2.15	9.77
#FFFFFF	9.77	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.15	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.77	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4E4400

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4D440F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#45433C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#444444

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #404809;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 72, 9);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(38.2% 0.082 117.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#777a4f',
    500: '#404809',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #404809;
$custom-light: #777a4f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#404809",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 64,
    "g": 72,
    "b": 9
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 67.619,
    "s": 77.778,
    "l": 15.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.38165,
    "c": 0.08216,
    "h": 117
  },
  "luminance": 0.05744
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#404809

secondary

#332785

accent

#34F44C

background

#F7F7F4

surface

#EDEDE7

border

#C8C8C3

text

#090902

muted

#7B7B78

Preview Lab

Preview with #404809

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

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