#42402E#42402E

#42402E is a dark, muted yellow. Relative luminance 0.050; OKLCH L 36.8% C 0.029 H 102.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.48:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#42402E
RGB	rgb(66, 64, 46)
HSL	hsl(54, 18%, 22%)
HSV	hsv(54, 30%, 26%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 3%, 30.3%, 74.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(26.80, -2.62, 11.35)
CIE-LCH	lch(26.80, 11.65, 102.98°)
OKLab	oklab(36.8% -0.0063 0.0286)
OKLCH	oklch(36.8% 0.029 102.4)
XYZ	xyz(4.5733, 5.0224, 3.3127)
Luminance	0.0502 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#42402E #2E3042

analogous

#42362E #42402E #3A422E

triadic

#42402E #2E4240 #402E42

tetradic

#42402E #2E4236 #2E3042 #422E3A

square

#42402E #2E4236 #2E3042 #422E3A

split-complementary

#42402E #2E3A42 #362E42

monochromatic

#12110D #1E1D15 #42402E #666347 #8A8660

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.48

#42402E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.00

#42402E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #42402E

10.48:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##42402E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##42402E	1.00	10.48	2.00	10.48
#FFFFFF	10.48	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.00	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.48	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#433F2D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#44402F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#453E3B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#3F3F3F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #42402e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(66, 64, 46);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(36.8% 0.029 102.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#767466',
    500: '#42402e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #42402e;
$custom-light: #767466;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#42402e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 66,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 46
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 54,
    "s": 17.857,
    "l": 21.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.36803,
    "c": 0.02932,
    "h": 102.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.05022
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#42402E

secondary

#595C73

accent

#75BB6D

background

#F7F7F6

surface

#EDEDEB

border

#C8C8C6

text

#080806

muted

#7B7B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #42402E

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

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