#4A4509#4A4509
#4A4509 is a dark, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.057; OKLCH L 38.4% C 0.076 H 104.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4A4509 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(74, 69, 9) |
| HSL | hsl(55, 78%, 16%) |
| HSV | hsv(55, 88%, 29%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 6.8%, 87.8%, 71%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(28.73, -5.42, 33.86) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(28.73, 34.29, 99.09°) |
| OKLab | oklab(38.37% -0.0188 0.0734) |
| OKLCH | oklch(38.37% 0.076 104.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(5.0017, 5.7320, 1.1013) |
| Luminance | 0.0573 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Green Brown
#544E03
ΔE00 3.71
Dark Olive
#373E02
ΔE00 5.49
Olive Brown
#645403
ΔE00 7.55
Dark Olive Green
#3C4D03
ΔE00 7.69
Mud Brown
#60460F
ΔE00 8.72
Greenish Brown
#696112
ΔE00 10.20
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4A4509 #090E4A
analogous
#4A2509 #4A4509 #2F4A09
triadic
#4A4509 #094A45 #45094A
tetradic
#4A4509 #094A25 #090E4A #4A092F
square
#4A4509 #094A25 #090E4A #4A092F
split-complementary
#4A4509 #092F4A #25094A
monochromatic
#1B1903 #1B1903 #4A4509 #817810 #B7AB16
Accessibility & contrast
On white
9.78
#4A4509 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.15
#4A4509 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #4A4509
9.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4A4509 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4A4509 | 1.00 | 9.78 | 2.15 | 9.78 |
| #FFFFFF | 9.78 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.15 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 9.78 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#4C4200
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#4E450E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#503F3A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#444444
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4a4509; /* rgb */ color: rgb(74, 69, 9); /* oklch */ color: oklch(38.4% 0.076 104.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7f784f',
500: '#4a4509',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4a4509; $custom-light: #7f784f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4a4509",
"rgb": {
"r": 74,
"g": 69,
"b": 9
},
"hsl": {
"h": 55.385,
"s": 78.313,
"l": 16.275
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.38372,
"c": 0.0758,
"h": 104.4
},
"luminance": 0.05732
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4A4509
secondary
#272F87
accent
#42F533
background
#F8F7F4
surface
#EFEDE7
border
#CAC8C3
text
#0A0802
muted
#7C7B78