#42420E#42420E

#42420E is a dark, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.051; OKLCH L 36.8% C 0.071 H 109.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.41:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#42420E
RGB	rgb(66, 66, 14)
HSL	hsl(60, 65%, 16%)
HSV	hsv(60, 79%, 26%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 0%, 78.8%, 74.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(26.98, -7.45, 29.94)
CIE-LCH	lch(26.98, 30.86, 103.97°)
OKLab	oklab(36.8% -0.0235 0.0666)
OKLCH	oklch(36.8% 0.071 109.4)
XYZ	xyz(4.2744, 5.0865, 1.1720)
Luminance	0.0509 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#42420E #0E0E42

analogous

#42280E #42420E #28420E

triadic

#42420E #0E4242 #420E42

tetradic

#42420E #0E4228 #0E0E42 #420E28

square

#42420E #0E4228 #0E0E42 #420E28

split-complementary

#42420E #0E2842 #280E42

monochromatic

#191905 #191905 #42420E #747419 #A7A723

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.41

#42420E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.02

#42420E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #42420E

10.41:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##42420E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##42420E	1.00	10.41	2.02	10.41
#FFFFFF	10.41	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.02	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.41	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#483F06

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#494112

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#473D38

Achromatopsia (no color)

#404040

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #42420e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(66, 66, 14);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(36.8% 0.071 109.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#787650',
    500: '#42420e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #42420e;
$custom-light: #787650;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#42420e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 66,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 14
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 60,
    "s": 65,
    "l": 15.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.36796,
    "c": 0.07059,
    "h": 109.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.05086
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#42420E

secondary

#2F2F7D

accent

#40E840

background

#F7F7F4

surface

#EDEDE7

border

#C8C8C3

text

#090802

muted

#7B7B78

Preview Lab

Preview with #42420E

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

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