#474409#474409

#474409 is a dark, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.055; OKLCH L 37.8% C 0.075 H 106.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#474409
RGB	rgb(71, 68, 9)
HSL	hsl(57, 78%, 16%)
HSV	hsv(57, 87%, 28%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 4.2%, 87.3%, 72.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(28.10, -6.35, 33.19)
CIE-LCH	lch(28.10, 33.79, 100.84°)
OKLab	oklab(37.8% -0.0213 0.0721)
OKLCH	oklch(37.8% 0.075 106.4)
XYZ	xyz(4.7152, 5.4937, 1.0704)
Luminance	0.0549 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#474409 #090C47

analogous

#472509 #474409 #2B4709

triadic

#474409 #094744 #440947

tetradic

#474409 #094725 #090C47 #47092B

square

#474409 #094725 #090C47 #47092B

split-complementary

#474409 #092B47 #250947

monochromatic

#1B1A03 #1B1A03 #474409 #7D7810 #B4AC17

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.01

#474409 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.10

#474409 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #474409

10.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##474409	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##474409	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)

#4B4100

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4C430E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4D3F39

Achromatopsia (no color)

#424242

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #474409;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(71, 68, 9);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(37.8% 0.075 106.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7d774e',
    500: '#474409',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #474409;
$custom-light: #7d774e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#474409",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 71,
    "g": 68,
    "b": 9
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 57.097,
    "s": 77.5,
    "l": 15.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.37797,
    "c": 0.07521,
    "h": 106.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.05494
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#474409

secondary

#272C84

accent

#3DF434

background

#F7F7F4

surface

#EEEDE7

border

#C9C8C3

text

#0A0802

muted

#7C7B78

Preview Lab

Preview with #474409

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

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