#4A451E#4A451E

#4A451E is a dark, muted yellow. Relative luminance 0.058; OKLCH L 38.6% C 0.058 H 102.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4A451E
RGB	rgb(74, 69, 30)
HSL	hsl(53, 42%, 20%)
HSV	hsv(53, 59%, 29%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 6.8%, 59.5%, 71%)
CIE-LAB	lab(28.92, -3.96, 24.02)
CIE-LCH	lch(28.92, 24.34, 99.36°)
OKLab	oklab(38.59% -0.012 0.0564)
OKLCH	oklch(38.59% 0.058 102.1)
XYZ	xyz(5.1867, 5.8060, 2.0755)
Luminance	0.0581 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#4A451E #1E234A

analogous

#4A2F1E #4A451E #394A1E

triadic

#4A451E #1E4A45 #451E4A

tetradic

#4A451E #1E4A2F #1E234A #4A1E39

square

#4A451E #1E4A2F #1E234A #4A1E39

split-complementary

#4A451E #1E394A #2F1E4A

monochromatic

#161409 #1E1C0C #4A451E #766E30 #A19641

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.72

#4A451E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.16

#4A451E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4A451E

9.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4A451E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4A451E	1.00	9.72	2.16	9.72
#FFFFFF	9.72	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.16	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.72	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4B431A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4D4520

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4F403C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#444444

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4a451e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(74, 69, 30);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(38.6% 0.058 102.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7e785b',
    500: '#4a451e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4a451e;
$custom-light: #7e785b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4a451e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 74,
    "g": 69,
    "b": 30
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 53.182,
    "s": 42.308,
    "l": 20.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.38586,
    "c": 0.05766,
    "h": 102.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.05806
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4A451E

secondary

#454B7F

accent

#64D256

background

#F7F7F5

surface

#EEEDE9

border

#C9C8C5

text

#0A0804

muted

#7C7B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #4A451E

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