#48520B#48520B

#48520B is a dark, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.074; OKLCH L 41.6% C 0.091 H 117.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.44:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#48520B
RGB	rgb(72, 82, 11)
HSL	hsl(68, 76%, 18%)
HSV	hsv(68, 87%, 32%)
CMYK	cmyk(12.2%, 0%, 86.6%, 67.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.78, -13.98, 36.71)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.78, 39.28, 110.84°)
OKLab	oklab(41.58% -0.0422 0.0801)
OKLCH	oklch(41.58% 0.091 117.8)
XYZ	xyz(5.7503, 7.4365, 1.4490)
Luminance	0.0744 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#48520B #150B52

analogous

#52380B #48520B #24520B

triadic

#48520B #0B4852 #520B48

tetradic

#48520B #0B5238 #150B52 #520B24

square

#48520B #0B5238 #150B52 #520B24

split-complementary

#48520B #0B2452 #380B52

monochromatic

#181B04 #191C04 #48520B #778812 #A7BE19

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.44

#48520B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.49

#48520B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #48520B

8.44:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##48520B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##48520B	1.00	8.44	2.49	8.44
#FFFFFF	8.44	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.49	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.44	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#584D00

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#574D12

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4D4D45

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4D4D4D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #48520b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 82, 11);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.6% 0.091 117.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7e8252',
    500: '#48520b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #48520b;
$custom-light: #7e8252;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#48520b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 82,
    "b": 11
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 68.451,
    "s": 76.344,
    "l": 18.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.41575,
    "c": 0.09052,
    "h": 117.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.07436
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#48520B

secondary

#392B8E

accent

#35F350

background

#F7F7F4

surface

#EEEEE7

border

#C9C9C3

text

#0A0A02

muted

#7C7C78

Preview Lab

Preview with #48520B

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

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