#474609#474609

#474609 is a dark, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.057; OKLCH L 38.3% C 0.077 H 108.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#474609
RGB	rgb(71, 70, 9)
HSL	hsl(59, 78%, 16%)
HSV	hsv(59, 87%, 28%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 1.4%, 87.3%, 72.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(28.75, -7.57, 33.76)
CIE-LCH	lch(28.75, 34.60, 102.63°)
OKLab	oklab(38.32% -0.0246 0.0734)
OKLCH	oklch(38.32% 0.077 108.6)
XYZ	xyz(4.8382, 5.7398, 1.1114)
Luminance	0.0574 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#474609 #090A47

analogous

#472709 #474609 #294709

triadic

#474609 #094746 #460947

tetradic

#474609 #094727 #090A47 #470929

square

#474609 #094727 #090A47 #470929

split-complementary

#474609 #092947 #270947

monochromatic

#1B1B03 #1B1B03 #474609 #7D7C10 #B4B117

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.78

#474609 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.15

#474609 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #474609

9.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##474609	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##474609	1.00	9.78	2.15	9.78
#FFFFFF	9.78	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.15	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.78	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4D4300

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4E450E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4D413B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#444444

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #474609;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(71, 70, 9);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(38.3% 0.077 108.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7d794f',
    500: '#474609',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #474609;
$custom-light: #7d794f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#474609",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 71,
    "g": 70,
    "b": 9
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 59.032,
    "s": 77.5,
    "l": 15.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.38315,
    "c": 0.0774,
    "h": 108.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.0574
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#474609

secondary

#272984

accent

#37F434

background

#F7F7F4

surface

#EEEDE7

border

#C9C8C3

text

#0A0902

muted

#7C7B78

Preview Lab

Preview with #474609

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

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