#4A4511#4A4511

#4A4511 is a dark, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.058; OKLCH L 38.4% C 0.070 H 103.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4A4511
RGB	rgb(74, 69, 17)
HSL	hsl(55, 63%, 18%)
HSV	hsv(55, 77%, 29%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 6.8%, 77%, 71%)
CIE-LAB	lab(28.78, -5.00, 30.64)
CIE-LCH	lch(28.78, 31.05, 99.28°)
OKLab	oklab(38.43% -0.0167 0.0683)
OKLCH	oklch(38.43% 0.07 103.8)
XYZ	xyz(5.0535, 5.7528, 1.3744)
Luminance	0.0575 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4A4511 #11164A

analogous

#4A2811 #4A4511 #324A11

triadic

#4A4511 #114A45 #45114A

tetradic

#4A4511 #114A28 #11164A #4A1132

square

#4A4511 #114A28 #11164A #4A1132

split-complementary

#4A4511 #11324A #28114A

monochromatic

#191706 #191706 #4A4511 #7C731C #AEA228

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.76

#4A4511 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.15

#4A4511 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4A4511

9.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4A4511	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4A4511	1.00	9.76	2.15	9.76
#FFFFFF	9.76	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.15	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.76	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4C4209

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4D4514

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#50403B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#444444

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4a4511;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(74, 69, 17);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(38.4% 0.070 103.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7f7853',
    500: '#4a4511',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4a4511;
$custom-light: #7f7853;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4a4511",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 74,
    "g": 69,
    "b": 17
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 54.737,
    "s": 62.637,
    "l": 17.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.38432,
    "c": 0.07037,
    "h": 103.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.05753
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4A4511

secondary

#333A83

accent

#50E642

background

#F7F7F4

surface

#EEEDE7

border

#C9C8C3

text

#0A0802

muted

#7C7B78

Preview Lab

Preview with #4A4511

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

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