#42462C#42462C

#42462C is a dark, muted yellow. Relative luminance 0.057; OKLCH L 38.3% C 0.042 H 115.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#42462C
RGB	rgb(66, 70, 44)
HSL	hsl(69, 23%, 22%)
HSV	hsv(69, 37%, 27%)
CMYK	cmyk(5.7%, 0%, 37.1%, 72.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(28.70, -6.67, 15.16)
CIE-LCH	lch(28.70, 16.56, 113.76°)
OKLab	oklab(38.3% -0.018 0.0376)
OKLCH	oklch(38.3% 0.042 115.5)
XYZ	xyz(4.8916, 5.7205, 3.2289)
Luminance	0.0572 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#42462C #302C46

analogous

#463D2C #42462C #35462C

triadic

#42462C #2C4246 #462C42

tetradic

#42462C #2C463D #302C46 #462C35

square

#42462C #2C463D #302C46 #462C35

split-complementary

#42462C #2C3546 #3D2C46

monochromatic

#12130C #1F2014 #42462C #656C44 #89915B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.79

#42462C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.14

#42462C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #42462C

9.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##42462C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##42462C	1.00	9.79	2.14	9.79
#FFFFFF	9.79	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.14	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.79	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4A432A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#49442D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#45433F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#444444

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #42462c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(66, 70, 44);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(38.3% 0.042 115.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#777965',
    500: '#42462c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #42462c;
$custom-light: #777965;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#42462c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 66,
    "g": 70,
    "b": 44
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 69.231,
    "s": 22.807,
    "l": 22.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.38295,
    "c": 0.04167,
    "h": 115.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.0572
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#42462C

secondary

#5C5677

accent

#68BF76

background

#F7F7F6

surface

#EDEDEB

border

#C8C8C6

text

#080905

muted

#7B7B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #42462C

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

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