#40480C#40480C

#40480C is a dark, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.058; OKLCH L 38.2% C 0.080 H 117.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#40480C
RGB	rgb(64, 72, 12)
HSL	hsl(68, 71%, 16%)
HSV	hsv(68, 83%, 28%)
CMYK	cmyk(11.1%, 0%, 83.3%, 71.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(28.78, -12.14, 32.44)
CIE-LCH	lch(28.78, 34.63, 110.52°)
OKLab	oklab(38.19% -0.0366 0.0715)
OKLCH	oklch(38.19% 0.08 117.1)
XYZ	xyz(4.4982, 5.7513, 1.2209)
Luminance	0.0575 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#40480C #140C48

analogous

#48320C #40480C #22480C

triadic

#40480C #0C4048 #480C40

tetradic

#40480C #0C4832 #140C48 #480C22

square

#40480C #0C4832 #140C48 #480C22

split-complementary

#40480C #0C2248 #320C48

monochromatic

#171A04 #171A04 #40480C #6F7C15 #9DB11D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.77

#40480C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.15

#40480C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #40480C

9.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##40480C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##40480C	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)

#4E4402

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4D4411

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#45433D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#444444

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #40480c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 72, 12);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(38.2% 0.080 117.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#777a50',
    500: '#40480c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #40480c;
$custom-light: #777a50;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#40480c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 64,
    "g": 72,
    "b": 12
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 68,
    "s": 71.429,
    "l": 16.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.38185,
    "c": 0.08032,
    "h": 117.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.05751
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#40480C

secondary

#382C84

accent

#3AEE52

background

#F7F7F4

surface

#EDEDE7

border

#C8C8C3

text

#090902

muted

#7B7B78

Preview Lab

Preview with #40480C

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

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