#42491E#42491E

#42491E is a dark, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.060; OKLCH L 38.8% C 0.065 H 117.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.53:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#42491E
RGB	rgb(66, 73, 30)
HSL	hsl(70, 42%, 20%)
HSV	hsv(70, 59%, 29%)
CMYK	cmyk(9.6%, 0%, 58.9%, 71.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(29.46, -10.30, 24.46)
CIE-LCH	lch(29.46, 26.54, 112.84°)
OKLab	oklab(38.83% -0.0295 0.0575)
OKLCH	oklch(38.83% 0.065 117.2)
XYZ	xyz(4.8637, 6.0171, 2.1332)
Luminance	0.0602 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#42491E #251E49

analogous

#493A1E #42491E #2D491E

triadic

#42491E #1E4249 #491E42

tetradic

#42491E #1E493A #251E49 #491E2D

square

#42491E #1E493A #251E49 #491E2D

split-complementary

#42491E #1E2D49 #3A1E49

monochromatic

#141609 #1B1E0C #42491E #697430 #90A042

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.53

#42491E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.20

#42491E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #42491E

9.53:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##42491E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##42491E	1.00	9.53	2.20	9.53
#FFFFFF	9.53	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.20	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.53	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4E451A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4D4620

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#46453F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#454545

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #42491e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(66, 73, 30);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(38.8% 0.065 117.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#777b5b',
    500: '#42491e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #42491e;
$custom-light: #777b5b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#42491e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 66,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 30
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 69.767,
    "s": 41.748,
    "l": 20.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.38829,
    "c": 0.06463,
    "h": 117.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.06017
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#42491E

secondary

#4E457E

accent

#56D26A

background

#F7F7F5

surface

#EDEDE9

border

#C8C8C5

text

#090904

muted

#7B7B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #42491E

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

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