#4A470E#4A470E

#4A470E is a dark, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.060; OKLCH L 38.9% C 0.075 H 106.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4A470E
RGB	rgb(74, 71, 14)
HSL	hsl(57, 68%, 17%)
HSV	hsv(57, 81%, 29%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 4.1%, 81.1%, 71%)
CIE-LAB	lab(29.40, -6.39, 32.55)
CIE-LCH	lch(29.40, 33.17, 101.11°)
OKLab	oklab(38.92% -0.021 0.0718)
OKLCH	oklch(38.92% 0.075 106.3)
XYZ	xyz(5.1568, 5.9942, 1.3007)
Luminance	0.0599 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4A470E #0E114A

analogous

#4A290E #4A470E #2F4A0E

triadic

#4A470E #0E4A47 #470E4A

tetradic

#4A470E #0E4A29 #0E114A #4A0E2F

square

#4A470E #0E4A29 #0E114A #4A0E2F

split-complementary

#4A470E #0E2F4A #290E4A

monochromatic

#1A1905 #1A1905 #4A470E #7D7818 #B1AA21

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.55

#4A470E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.20

#4A470E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4A470E

9.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4A470E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4A470E	1.00	9.55	2.20	9.55
#FFFFFF	9.55	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.20	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.55	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4E4404

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4F4612

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#50423C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#454545

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4a470e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(74, 71, 14);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(38.9% 0.075 106.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7f7a51',
    500: '#4a470e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4a470e;
$custom-light: #7f7a51;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4a470e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 74,
    "g": 71,
    "b": 14
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 57,
    "s": 68.182,
    "l": 17.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.38917,
    "c": 0.07478,
    "h": 106.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.05994
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4A470E

secondary

#2F3385

accent

#45EB3D

background

#F7F7F4

surface

#EEEDE7

border

#C9C8C3

text

#0A0902

muted

#7C7B78

Preview Lab

Preview with #4A470E

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