#404A09#404A09

#404A09 is a dark, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.060; OKLCH L 38.7% C 0.085 H 118.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.54:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#404A09
RGB	rgb(64, 74, 9)
HSL	hsl(69, 78%, 16%)
HSV	hsv(69, 88%, 29%)
CMYK	cmyk(13.5%, 0%, 87.8%, 71%)
CIE-LAB	lab(29.43, -13.45, 34.13)
CIE-LCH	lch(29.43, 36.69, 111.50°)
OKLab	oklab(38.71% -0.0405 0.0745)
OKLCH	oklch(38.71% 0.085 118.5)
XYZ	xyz(4.6125, 6.0073, 1.1749)
Luminance	0.0601 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#404A09 #13094A

analogous

#4A3409 #404A09 #204A09

triadic

#404A09 #09404A #4A0940

tetradic

#404A09 #094A34 #13094A #4A0920

square

#404A09 #094A34 #13094A #4A0920

split-complementary

#404A09 #09204A #34094A

monochromatic

#181B03 #181B03 #404A09 #6F8110 #9EB716

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.54

#404A09 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.20

#404A09 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #404A09

9.54:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##404A09	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##404A09	1.00	9.54	2.20	9.54
#FFFFFF	9.54	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.20	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.54	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#504500

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4E4610

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#44453E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#454545

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #404a09;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 74, 9);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(38.7% 0.085 118.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#777c4f',
    500: '#404a09',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #404a09;
$custom-light: #777c4f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#404a09",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 64,
    "g": 74,
    "b": 9
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 69.231,
    "s": 78.313,
    "l": 16.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.38706,
    "c": 0.08476,
    "h": 118.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.06007
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#404A09

secondary

#362787

accent

#33F551

background

#F7F7F4

surface

#EDEEE7

border

#C8C9C3

text

#090902

muted

#7B7B78

Preview Lab

Preview with #404A09

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

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