#4A4712#4A4712

#4A4712 is a dark, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.060; OKLCH L 39.0% C 0.072 H 106.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.54:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4A4712
RGB	rgb(74, 71, 18)
HSL	hsl(57, 61%, 18%)
HSV	hsv(57, 76%, 29%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 4.1%, 75.7%, 71%)
CIE-LAB	lab(29.43, -6.16, 30.83)
CIE-LCH	lch(29.43, 31.44, 101.30°)
OKLab	oklab(38.95% -0.0199 0.069)
OKLCH	oklch(38.95% 0.072 106.1)
XYZ	xyz(5.1867, 6.0062, 1.4582)
Luminance	0.0601 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4A4712 #12154A

analogous

#4A2B12 #4A4712 #314A12

triadic

#4A4712 #124A47 #47124A

tetradic

#4A4712 #124A2B #12154A #4A1231

square

#4A4712 #124A2B #12154A #4A1231

split-complementary

#4A4712 #12314A #2B124A

monochromatic

#191806 #191806 #4A4712 #7B761E #ACA52A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.54

#4A4712 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.20

#4A4712 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4A4712

9.54:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4A4712	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4A4712	1.00	9.54	2.20	9.54
#FFFFFF	9.54	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.20	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.54	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4E440A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4F4615

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#50423C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#454545

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4a4712;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(74, 71, 18);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(39.0% 0.072 106.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7f7a54',
    500: '#4a4712',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4a4712;
$custom-light: #7f7a54;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4a4712",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 74,
    "g": 71,
    "b": 18
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 56.786,
    "s": 60.87,
    "l": 18.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.3895,
    "c": 0.07176,
    "h": 106.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.06006
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4A4712

secondary

#353983

accent

#4CE444

background

#F7F7F4

surface

#EEEDE7

border

#C9C8C3

text

#0A0903

muted

#7C7B78

Preview Lab

Preview with #4A4712

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

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