#40542E#40542E

#40542E is a dark, moderate yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.076; OKLCH L 41.9% C 0.064 H 131.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.31:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#40542E
RGB	rgb(64, 84, 46)
HSL	hsl(92, 29%, 25%)
HSV	hsv(92, 45%, 33%)
CMYK	cmyk(23.8%, 0%, 45.2%, 67.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.20, -15.45, 19.74)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.20, 25.07, 128.06°)
OKLab	oklab(41.87% -0.0425 0.0483)
OKLCH	oklch(41.87% 0.064 131.3)
XYZ	xyz(5.7777, 7.6278, 3.7521)
Luminance	0.0763 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow-green

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#40542E #422E54

analogous

#53542E #40542E #2E542F

triadic

#40542E #2E4054 #542E40

tetradic

#40542E #2E5354 #422E54 #542F2E

square

#40542E #2E5354 #422E54 #542F2E

split-complementary

#40542E #2F2E54 #542E53

monochromatic

#0F140B #222C18 #40542E #5E7C44 #7CA359

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.31

#40542E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.53

#40542E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #40542E

8.31:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##40542E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##40542E	1.00	8.31	2.53	8.31
#FFFFFF	8.31	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.53	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.31	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#574F2B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#544E30

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#41514B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4E4E4E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #40542e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 84, 46);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.9% 0.064 131.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#768467',
    500: '#40542e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #40542e;
$custom-light: #768467;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#40542e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 64,
    "g": 84,
    "b": 46
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 91.579,
    "s": 29.231,
    "l": 25.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.41871,
    "c": 0.0643,
    "h": 131.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.07628
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#40542E

secondary

#705886

accent

#62C597

background

#F7F8F6

surface

#EDEFEB

border

#C8CAC6

text

#080A06

muted

#7B7C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #40542E

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

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