#42440E#42440E

#42440E is a dark, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.053; OKLCH L 37.3% C 0.073 H 111.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.17:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#42440E
RGB	rgb(66, 68, 14)
HSL	hsl(62, 66%, 16%)
HSV	hsv(62, 79%, 27%)
CMYK	cmyk(2.9%, 0%, 79.4%, 73.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(27.64, -8.66, 30.59)
CIE-LCH	lch(27.64, 31.79, 105.81°)
OKLab	oklab(37.32% -0.0268 0.0679)
OKLCH	oklch(37.32% 0.073 111.6)
XYZ	xyz(4.3933, 5.3243, 1.2116)
Luminance	0.0532 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#42440E #100E44

analogous

#442B0E #42440E #27440E

triadic

#42440E #0E4244 #440E42

tetradic

#42440E #0E442B #100E44 #440E27

square

#42440E #0E442B #100E44 #440E27

split-complementary

#42440E #0E2744 #2B0E44

monochromatic

#191905 #191905 #42440E #737718 #A5AA23

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.17

#42440E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.06

#42440E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #42440E

10.17:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##42440E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##42440E	1.00	10.17	2.06	10.17
#FFFFFF	10.17	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.06	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.17	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4A4105

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4A4212

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#473F39

Achromatopsia (no color)

#414141

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #42440e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(66, 68, 14);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(37.3% 0.073 111.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#787751',
    500: '#42440e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #42440e;
$custom-light: #787751;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#42440e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 66,
    "g": 68,
    "b": 14
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 62.222,
    "s": 65.854,
    "l": 16.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.37323,
    "c": 0.07304,
    "h": 111.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.05324
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#42440E

secondary

#322F7F

accent

#3FE945

background

#F7F7F4

surface

#EDEDE7

border

#C8C8C3

text

#090802

muted

#7B7B78

Preview Lab

Preview with #42440E

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

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