#40480E#40480E

#40480E is a dark, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.058; OKLCH L 38.2% C 0.079 H 117.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#40480E
RGB	rgb(64, 72, 14)
HSL	hsl(68, 67%, 17%)
HSV	hsv(68, 81%, 28%)
CMYK	cmyk(11.1%, 0%, 80.6%, 71.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(28.79, -12.03, 31.64)
CIE-LCH	lch(28.79, 33.85, 110.81°)
OKLab	oklab(38.2% -0.0361 0.0702)
OKLCH	oklch(38.2% 0.079 117.2)
XYZ	xyz(4.5111, 5.7565, 1.2888)
Luminance	0.0576 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#40480E #160E48

analogous

#48330E #40480E #23480E

triadic

#40480E #0E4048 #480E40

tetradic

#40480E #0E4833 #160E48 #480E23

square

#40480E #0E4833 #160E48 #480E23

split-complementary

#40480E #0E2348 #330E48

monochromatic

#171A05 #171A05 #40480E #6E7B18 #9BAE22

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.76

#40480E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.15

#40480E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #40480E

9.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##40480E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##40480E	1.00	9.76	2.15	9.76
#FFFFFF	9.76	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.15	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.76	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4D4404

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4D4413

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#44433D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#444444

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #40480e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 72, 14);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(38.2% 0.079 117.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#777a51',
    500: '#40480e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #40480e;
$custom-light: #777a51;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#40480e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 64,
    "g": 72,
    "b": 14
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 68.276,
    "s": 67.442,
    "l": 16.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.382,
    "c": 0.07896,
    "h": 117.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.05756
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#40480E

secondary

#3B2F83

accent

#3DEA55

background

#F7F7F4

surface

#EDEDE7

border

#C8C8C3

text

#090902

muted

#7B7B78

Preview Lab

Preview with #40480E

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

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