#484D12#484D12

#484D12 is a dark, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.067; OKLCH L 40.3% C 0.080 H 114.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#484D12
RGB	rgb(72, 77, 18)
HSL	hsl(65, 62%, 19%)
HSV	hsv(65, 77%, 30%)
CMYK	cmyk(6.5%, 0%, 76.6%, 69.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.18, -10.73, 32.52)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.18, 34.24, 108.27°)
OKLab	oklab(40.31% -0.0326 0.0726)
OKLCH	oklch(40.31% 0.08 114.2)
XYZ	xyz(5.4357, 6.7292, 1.5847)
Luminance	0.0673 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#484D12 #17124D

analogous

#4D3412 #484D12 #2A4D12

triadic

#484D12 #12484D #4D1248

tetradic

#484D12 #124D34 #17124D #4D122A

square

#484D12 #124D34 #17124D #4D122A

split-complementary

#484D12 #122A4D #34124D

monochromatic

#171906 #1A1B06 #484D12 #767F1E #A5B029

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.95

#484D12 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.35

#484D12 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #484D12

8.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##484D12	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##484D12	1.00	8.95	2.35	8.95
#FFFFFF	8.95	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.35	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.95	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#534908

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#534A16

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4D4841

Achromatopsia (no color)

#494949

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #484d12;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 77, 18);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(40.3% 0.080 114.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7d7e54',
    500: '#484d12',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #484d12;
$custom-light: #7d7e54;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#484d12",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 77,
    "b": 18
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 65.085,
    "s": 62.105,
    "l": 18.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.40306,
    "c": 0.07956,
    "h": 114.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.06729
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#484D12

secondary

#3C3586

accent

#43E550

background

#F7F7F5

surface

#EEEEE9

border

#C9C9C5

text

#0A0A03

muted

#7C7C78

Preview Lab

Preview with #484D12

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

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