#4A3E09#4A3E09
#4A3E09 is a dark, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.049; OKLCH L 36.6% C 0.069 H 95.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.58:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4A3E09 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(74, 62, 9) |
| HSL | hsl(49, 78%, 16%) |
| HSV | hsv(49, 88%, 29%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 16.2%, 87.8%, 71%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(26.51, -1.07, 31.88) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(26.51, 31.90, 91.91°) |
| OKLab | oklab(36.61% -0.0066 0.0692) |
| OKLCH | oklch(36.61% 0.069 95.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(4.5962, 4.9211, 0.9662) |
| Luminance | 0.0492 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Green Brown
#544E03
ΔE00 6.42
Mud Brown
#60460F
ΔE00 6.49
Dark Olive
#373E02
ΔE00 7.81
Olive Brown
#645403
ΔE00 8.61
Dark Olive Green
#3C4D03
ΔE00 11.27
Mud
#735C12
ΔE00 11.86
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4A3E09 #09154A
analogous
#4A1E09 #4A3E09 #364A09
triadic
#4A3E09 #094A3E #3E094A
tetradic
#4A3E09 #094A1E #09154A #4A0936
square
#4A3E09 #094A1E #09154A #4A0936
split-complementary
#4A3E09 #09364A #1E094A
monochromatic
#1B1703 #1B1703 #4A3E09 #816C10 #B79916
Accessibility & contrast
On white
10.58
#4A3E09 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
1.98
#4A3E09 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #4A3E09
10.58:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4A3E09 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4A3E09 | 1.00 | 10.58 | 1.98 | 10.58 |
| #FFFFFF | 10.58 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 1.98 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 10.58 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#463D01
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#49400D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#513834
Achromatopsia (no color)
#3F3F3F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4a3e09; /* rgb */ color: rgb(74, 62, 9); /* oklch */ color: oklch(36.6% 0.069 95.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7f724e',
500: '#4a3e09',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4a3e09; $custom-light: #7f724e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4a3e09",
"rgb": {
"r": 74,
"g": 62,
"b": 9
},
"hsl": {
"h": 48.923,
"s": 78.313,
"l": 16.275
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.36612,
"c": 0.06949,
"h": 95.4
},
"luminance": 0.04921
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4A3E09
secondary
#273987
accent
#57F533
background
#F8F6F4
surface
#EFECE7
border
#CAC7C3
text
#0A0802
muted
#7C7B78