#4A4709#4A4709

#4A4709 is a dark, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.060; OKLCH L 38.9% C 0.078 H 106.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.56:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4A4709
RGB	rgb(74, 71, 9)
HSL	hsl(57, 78%, 16%)
HSV	hsv(57, 88%, 29%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 4.1%, 87.8%, 71%)
CIE-LAB	lab(29.37, -6.63, 34.43)
CIE-LCH	lch(29.37, 35.06, 100.90°)
OKLab	oklab(38.88% -0.0222 0.0746)
OKLCH	oklch(38.88% 0.078 106.6)
XYZ	xyz(5.1268, 5.9822, 1.1430)
Luminance	0.0598 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

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Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4A4709 #090C4A

analogous

#4A2709 #4A4709 #2D4A09

triadic

#4A4709 #094A47 #47094A

tetradic

#4A4709 #094A27 #090C4A #4A092D

square

#4A4709 #094A27 #090C4A #4A092D

split-complementary

#4A4709 #092D4A #27094A

monochromatic

#1B1A03 #1B1A03 #4A4709 #817B10 #B7B016

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.56

#4A4709 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.20

#4A4709 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4A4709

9.56:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4A4709	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4A4709	1.00	9.56	2.20	9.56
#FFFFFF	9.56	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.20	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.56	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4E4400

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4F460E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#50423C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#454545

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4a4709;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(74, 71, 9);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(38.9% 0.078 106.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7f794f',
    500: '#4a4709',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4a4709;
$custom-light: #7f794f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4a4709",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 74,
    "g": 71,
    "b": 9
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 57.231,
    "s": 78.313,
    "l": 16.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.38883,
    "c": 0.07788,
    "h": 106.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.05982
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4A4709

secondary

#272C87

accent

#3CF533

background

#F8F7F4

surface

#EFEDE7

border

#CAC8C3

text

#0A0902

muted

#7C7B78

Preview Lab

Preview with #4A4709

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

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