#4A4512#4A4512

#4A4512 is a dark, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.058; OKLCH L 38.4% C 0.070 H 103.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4A4512
RGB	rgb(74, 69, 18)
HSL	hsl(55, 61%, 18%)
HSV	hsv(55, 76%, 29%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 6.8%, 75.7%, 71%)
CIE-LAB	lab(28.79, -4.94, 30.18)
CIE-LCH	lch(28.79, 30.59, 99.30°)
OKLab	oklab(38.44% -0.0164 0.0676)
OKLCH	oklch(38.44% 0.07 103.7)
XYZ	xyz(5.0615, 5.7560, 1.4165)
Luminance	0.0576 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4A4512 #12174A

analogous

#4A2912 #4A4512 #334A12

triadic

#4A4512 #124A45 #45124A

tetradic

#4A4512 #124A29 #12174A #4A1233

square

#4A4512 #124A29 #12174A #4A1233

split-complementary

#4A4512 #12334A #29124A

monochromatic

#191706 #191706 #4A4512 #7B731E #ACA12A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.76

#4A4512 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.15

#4A4512 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4A4512

9.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4A4512	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4A4512	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)

#4C420B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4D4515

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#50403B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#444444

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4a4512;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(74, 69, 18);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(38.4% 0.070 103.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7f7853',
    500: '#4a4512',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4a4512;
$custom-light: #7f7853;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4a4512",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 74,
    "g": 69,
    "b": 18
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 54.643,
    "s": 60.87,
    "l": 18.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.38441,
    "c": 0.06956,
    "h": 103.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.05756
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4A4512

secondary

#353C83

accent

#52E444

background

#F7F7F4

surface

#EEEDE7

border

#C9C8C3

text

#0A0803

muted

#7C7B78

Preview Lab

Preview with #4A4512

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

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