#42442E#42442E

#42442E is a dark, muted yellow. Relative luminance 0.055; OKLCH L 37.8% C 0.035 H 112.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#42442E
RGB	rgb(66, 68, 46)
HSL	hsl(65, 19%, 22%)
HSV	hsv(65, 32%, 27%)
CMYK	cmyk(2.9%, 0%, 32.4%, 73.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(28.09, -5.13, 13.09)
CIE-LCH	lch(28.09, 14.06, 111.38°)
OKLab	oklab(37.82% -0.0135 0.0328)
OKLCH	oklch(37.82% 0.035 112.3)
XYZ	xyz(4.8070, 5.4898, 3.3906)
Luminance	0.0549 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#42442E #302E44

analogous

#443B2E #42442E #37442E

triadic

#42442E #2E4244 #442E42

tetradic

#42442E #2E443B #302E44 #442E37

square

#42442E #2E443B #302E44 #442E37

split-complementary

#42442E #2E3744 #3B2E44

monochromatic

#12120C #1F1F15 #42442E #656947 #898D5F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.01

#42442E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.10

#42442E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #42442E

10.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##42442E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##42442E	1.00	10.01	2.10	10.01
#FFFFFF	10.01	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.10	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.01	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#47422D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#47432F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#45413E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#424242

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #42442e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(66, 68, 46);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(37.8% 0.035 112.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#767767',
    500: '#42442e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #42442e;
$custom-light: #767767;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#42442e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 66,
    "g": 68,
    "b": 46
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 65.455,
    "s": 19.298,
    "l": 22.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.37825,
    "c": 0.03545,
    "h": 112.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.0549
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#42442E

secondary

#5C5975

accent

#6CBC73

background

#F7F7F6

surface

#EDEDEB

border

#C8C8C6

text

#080806

muted

#7B7B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #42442E

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

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