#42491D#42491D

#42491D is a dark, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.060; OKLCH L 38.8% C 0.066 H 117.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.54:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#42491D
RGB	rgb(66, 73, 29)
HSL	hsl(70, 43%, 20%)
HSV	hsv(70, 60%, 29%)
CMYK	cmyk(9.6%, 0%, 60.3%, 71.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(29.44, -10.40, 25.00)
CIE-LCH	lch(29.44, 27.08, 112.60°)
OKLab	oklab(38.82% -0.0299 0.0585)
OKLCH	oklch(38.82% 0.066 117.1)
XYZ	xyz(4.8512, 6.0121, 2.0670)
Luminance	0.0601 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#42491D #241D49

analogous

#493A1D #42491D #2C491D

triadic

#42491D #1D4249 #491D42

tetradic

#42491D #1D493A #241D49 #491D2C

square

#42491D #1D493A #241D49 #491D2C

split-complementary

#42491D #1D2C49 #3A1D49

monochromatic

#141609 #1A1D0C #42491D #6A752E #91A140

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.54

#42491D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.20

#42491D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #42491D

9.54:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##42491D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##42491D	1.00	9.54	2.20	9.54
#FFFFFF	9.54	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.20	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.54	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4E4519

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4D4620

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#46453F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#454545

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #42491d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(66, 73, 29);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(38.8% 0.066 117.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#787b5a',
    500: '#42491d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #42491d;
$custom-light: #787b5a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#42491d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 66,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 29
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 69.545,
    "s": 43.137,
    "l": 20
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.38815,
    "c": 0.06575,
    "h": 117.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.06012
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#42491D

secondary

#4D447E

accent

#55D369

background

#F7F7F5

surface

#EDEDE9

border

#C8C8C5

text

#090904

muted

#7B7B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #42491D

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

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