#484409#484409

#484409 is a dark, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.055; OKLCH L 37.9% C 0.075 H 105.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#484409
RGB	rgb(72, 68, 9)
HSL	hsl(56, 78%, 16%)
HSV	hsv(56, 88%, 28%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 5.6%, 87.5%, 71.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(28.20, -5.84, 33.31)
CIE-LCH	lch(28.20, 33.82, 99.94°)
OKLab	oklab(37.9% -0.0199 0.0724)
OKLCH	oklch(37.9% 0.075 105.4)
XYZ	xyz(4.7891, 5.5319, 1.0739)
Luminance	0.0553 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#484409 #090D48

analogous

#482409 #484409 #2C4809

triadic

#484409 #094844 #440948

tetradic

#484409 #094824 #090D48 #48092C

square

#484409 #094824 #090D48 #48092C

split-complementary

#484409 #092C48 #240948

monochromatic

#1B1A03 #1B1A03 #484409 #7E7710 #B5AB17

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.97

#484409 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.11

#484409 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #484409

9.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##484409	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##484409	1.00	9.97	2.11	9.97
#FFFFFF	9.97	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.11	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.97	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4B4100

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4C440E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4E3F39

Achromatopsia (no color)

#434343

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #484409;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 68, 9);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(37.9% 0.075 105.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7e774e',
    500: '#484409',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #484409;
$custom-light: #7e774e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#484409",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 68,
    "b": 9
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 56.19,
    "s": 77.778,
    "l": 15.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.37903,
    "c": 0.07504,
    "h": 105.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.05532
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#484409

secondary

#272D85

accent

#40F434

background

#F7F7F4

surface

#EEEDE7

border

#C9C8C3

text

#0A0802

muted

#7C7B78

Preview Lab

Preview with #484409

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

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