#484E22#484E22

#484E22 is a dark, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.069; OKLCH L 40.8% C 0.065 H 115.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#484E22
RGB	rgb(72, 78, 34)
HSL	hsl(68, 39%, 22%)
HSV	hsv(68, 56%, 31%)
CMYK	cmyk(7.7%, 0%, 56.4%, 69.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.67, -9.95, 24.95)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.67, 26.86, 111.74°)
OKLab	oklab(40.75% -0.0285 0.0589)
OKLCH	oklch(40.75% 0.065 115.8)
XYZ	xyz(5.6857, 6.9421, 2.5535)
Luminance	0.0694 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#484E22 #28224E

analogous

#4E3E22 #484E22 #324E22

triadic

#484E22 #22484E #4E2248

tetradic

#484E22 #224E3E #28224E #4E2232

square

#484E22 #224E3E #28224E #4E2232

split-complementary

#484E22 #22324E #3E224E

monochromatic

#141509 #21230F #484E22 #6F7935 #97A347

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.79

#484E22 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.39

#484E22 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #484E22

8.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##484E22	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##484E22	1.00	8.79	2.39	8.79
#FFFFFF	8.79	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.39	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.79	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#534A1E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#534B24

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4C4A44

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4B4B4B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #484e22;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 78, 34);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(40.8% 0.065 115.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7c7f5e',
    500: '#484e22',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #484e22;
$custom-light: #7c7f5e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#484e22",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 34
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 68.182,
    "s": 39.286,
    "l": 21.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.40753,
    "c": 0.06542,
    "h": 115.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.06942
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#484E22

secondary

#524A82

accent

#59CF69

background

#F7F7F5

surface

#EEEEE9

border

#C9C9C5

text

#090A04

muted

#7B7C79

Preview Lab

Preview with #484E22

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

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