#40490F#40490F

#40490F is a dark, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.059; OKLCH L 38.5% C 0.080 H 118.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#40490F
RGB	rgb(64, 73, 15)
HSL	hsl(69, 66%, 17%)
HSV	hsv(69, 79%, 29%)
CMYK	cmyk(12.3%, 0%, 79.5%, 71.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(29.13, -12.55, 31.56)
CIE-LCH	lch(29.13, 33.96, 111.68°)
OKLab	oklab(38.48% -0.0374 0.0702)
OKLCH	oklch(38.48% 0.08 118)
XYZ	xyz(4.5832, 5.8896, 1.3472)
Luminance	0.0589 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#40490F #180F49

analogous

#49350F #40490F #23490F

triadic

#40490F #0F4049 #490F40

tetradic

#40490F #0F4935 #180F49 #490F23

square

#40490F #0F4935 #180F49 #490F23

split-complementary

#40490F #0F2349 #350F49

monochromatic

#161905 #161905 #40490F #6D7C19 #99AF24

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.64

#40490F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.18

#40490F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #40490F

9.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##40490F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##40490F	1.00	9.64	2.18	9.64
#FFFFFF	9.64	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.18	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.64	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4E4505

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4D4514

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#44453E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#454545

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #40490f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 73, 15);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(38.5% 0.080 118.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#777b52',
    500: '#40490f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #40490f;
$custom-light: #777b52;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#40490f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 64,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 15
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 69.31,
    "s": 65.909,
    "l": 17.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.38478,
    "c": 0.07958,
    "h": 118
  },
  "luminance": 0.0589
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#40490F

secondary

#3D3083

accent

#3FE959

background

#F7F7F4

surface

#EDEDE7

border

#C8C8C3

text

#090902

muted

#7B7B78

Preview Lab

Preview with #40490F

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

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