#48440D#48440D

#48440D is a dark, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.055; OKLCH L 37.9% C 0.072 H 105.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#48440D
RGB	rgb(72, 68, 13)
HSL	hsl(56, 69%, 17%)
HSV	hsv(56, 82%, 28%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 5.6%, 81.9%, 71.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(28.22, -5.65, 31.78)
CIE-LCH	lch(28.22, 32.28, 100.07°)
OKLab	oklab(37.93% -0.0189 0.07)
OKLCH	oklch(37.93% 0.073 105.1)
XYZ	xyz(4.8125, 5.5412, 1.1968)
Luminance	0.0554 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#48440D #0D1148

analogous

#48270D #48440D #2F480D

triadic

#48440D #0D4844 #440D48

tetradic

#48440D #0D4827 #0D1148 #480D2F

square

#48440D #0D4827 #0D1148 #480D2F

split-complementary

#48440D #0D2F48 #270D48

monochromatic

#1A1805 #1A1805 #48440D #7C7516 #B0A620

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.96

#48440D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.11

#48440D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #48440D

9.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##48440D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##48440D	1.00	9.96	2.11	9.96
#FFFFFF	9.96	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.11	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.96	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4B4104

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4C4411

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4E3F39

Achromatopsia (no color)

#434343

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #48440d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 68, 13);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(37.9% 0.072 105.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7d7750',
    500: '#48440d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #48440d;
$custom-light: #7d7750;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#48440d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 68,
    "b": 13
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 55.932,
    "s": 69.412,
    "l": 16.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.37931,
    "c": 0.0725,
    "h": 105.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.05541
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#48440D

secondary

#2D3383

accent

#48EC3C

background

#F7F7F4

surface

#EEEDE7

border

#C9C8C3

text

#0A0802

muted

#7C7B78

Preview Lab

Preview with #48440D

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

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