#424209#424209

#424209 is a dark, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.051; OKLCH L 36.8% C 0.074 H 109.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#424209
RGB	rgb(66, 66, 9)
HSL	hsl(60, 76%, 15%)
HSV	hsv(60, 86%, 26%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 0%, 86.4%, 74.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(26.95, -7.72, 31.96)
CIE-LCH	lch(26.95, 32.88, 103.58°)
OKLab	oklab(36.76% -0.0248 0.0698)
OKLCH	oklch(36.76% 0.074 109.5)
XYZ	xyz(4.2444, 5.0745, 1.0143)
Luminance	0.0507 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#424209 #090942

analogous

#422609 #424209 #264209

triadic

#424209 #094242 #420942

tetradic

#424209 #094226 #090942 #420926

square

#424209 #094226 #090942 #420926

split-complementary

#424209 #092642 #260942

monochromatic

#1B1B04 #1B1B04 #424209 #787810 #AEAE18

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.42

#424209 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.01

#424209 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #424209

10.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##424209	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##424209	1.00	10.42	2.01	10.42
#FFFFFF	10.42	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.01	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.42	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#483F00

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#49400E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#473D37

Achromatopsia (no color)

#404040

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #424209;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(66, 66, 9);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(36.8% 0.074 109.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#79764e',
    500: '#424209',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #424209;
$custom-light: #79764e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#424209",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 66,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 9
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 60,
    "s": 76,
    "l": 14.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.36758,
    "c": 0.07404,
    "h": 109.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.05074
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#424209

secondary

#272780

accent

#35F335

background

#F7F7F4

surface

#EEEDE7

border

#C9C8C3

text

#090802

muted

#7B7B78

Preview Lab

Preview with #424209

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

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