#40490C#40490C

#40490C is a dark, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.059; OKLCH L 38.5% C 0.082 H 117.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#40490C
RGB	rgb(64, 73, 12)
HSL	hsl(69, 72%, 17%)
HSV	hsv(69, 84%, 29%)
CMYK	cmyk(12.3%, 0%, 83.6%, 71.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(29.11, -12.72, 32.75)
CIE-LCH	lch(29.11, 35.13, 111.23°)
OKLab	oklab(38.46% -0.0382 0.0722)
OKLCH	oklch(38.46% 0.082 117.9)
XYZ	xyz(4.5634, 5.8817, 1.2426)
Luminance	0.0588 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#40490C #150C49

analogous

#49340C #40490C #22490C

triadic

#40490C #0C4049 #490C40

tetradic

#40490C #0C4934 #150C49 #490C22

square

#40490C #0C4934 #150C49 #490C22

split-complementary

#40490C #0C2249 #340C49

monochromatic

#171A04 #171A04 #40490C #6E7E15 #9CB21D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.65

#40490C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.18

#40490C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #40490C

9.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##40490C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##40490C	1.00	9.65	2.18	9.65
#FFFFFF	9.65	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.18	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.65	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4F4402

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4E4511

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#44443E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#454545

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #40490c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 73, 12);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(38.5% 0.082 117.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#777b50',
    500: '#40490c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #40490c;
$custom-light: #777b50;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#40490c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 64,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 12
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 68.852,
    "s": 71.765,
    "l": 16.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.38455,
    "c": 0.08165,
    "h": 117.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.05882
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#40490C

secondary

#392C85

accent

#39EE54

background

#F7F7F4

surface

#EDEDE7

border

#C8C8C3

text

#090902

muted

#7B7B78

Preview Lab

Preview with #40490C

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

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