#40490D#40490D

#40490D is a dark, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.059; OKLCH L 38.5% C 0.081 H 117.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#40490D
RGB	rgb(64, 73, 13)
HSL	hsl(69, 70%, 17%)
HSV	hsv(69, 82%, 29%)
CMYK	cmyk(12.3%, 0%, 82.2%, 71.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(29.12, -12.67, 32.37)
CIE-LCH	lch(29.12, 34.76, 111.37°)
OKLab	oklab(38.46% -0.0379 0.0716)
OKLCH	oklch(38.46% 0.081 117.9)
XYZ	xyz(4.5696, 5.8842, 1.2757)
Luminance	0.0588 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#40490D #160D49

analogous

#49340D #40490D #22490D

triadic

#40490D #0D4049 #490D40

tetradic

#40490D #0D4934 #160D49 #490D22

square

#40490D #0D4934 #160D49 #490D22

split-complementary

#40490D #0D2249 #340D49

monochromatic

#171A05 #171A05 #40490D #6E7D16 #9BB120

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.65

#40490D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.18

#40490D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #40490D

9.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##40490D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##40490D	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)

#4E4503

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4E4512

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#44443E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#454545

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #40490d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 73, 13);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(38.5% 0.081 117.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#777b51',
    500: '#40490d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #40490d;
$custom-light: #777b51;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#40490d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 64,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 13
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 69,
    "s": 69.767,
    "l": 16.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.38462,
    "c": 0.08099,
    "h": 117.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.05884
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#40490D

secondary

#3B2D84

accent

#3BED56

background

#F7F7F4

surface

#EDEDE7

border

#C8C8C3

text

#090902

muted

#7B7B78

Preview Lab

Preview with #40490D

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

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