#4A4809#4A4809

#4A4809 is a dark, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.061; OKLCH L 39.1% C 0.079 H 107.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.45:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4A4809
RGB	rgb(74, 72, 9)
HSL	hsl(58, 78%, 16%)
HSV	hsv(58, 88%, 29%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 2.7%, 87.8%, 71%)
CIE-LAB	lab(29.69, -7.24, 34.71)
CIE-LCH	lch(29.69, 35.46, 101.78°)
OKLab	oklab(39.14% -0.0239 0.0753)
OKLCH	oklch(39.14% 0.079 107.6)
XYZ	xyz(5.1909, 6.1105, 1.1644)
Luminance	0.0611 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4A4809 #090B4A

analogous

#4A2809 #4A4809 #2C4A09

triadic

#4A4809 #094A48 #48094A

tetradic

#4A4809 #094A28 #090B4A #4A092C

square

#4A4809 #094A28 #090B4A #4A092C

split-complementary

#4A4809 #092C4A #28094A

monochromatic

#1B1B03 #1B1B03 #4A4809 #817D10 #B7B216

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.45

#4A4809 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.22

#4A4809 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4A4809

9.45:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4A4809	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4A4809	1.00	9.45	2.22	9.45
#FFFFFF	9.45	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.22	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.45	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4F4500

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#50470F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#50433D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#464646

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4a4809;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(74, 72, 9);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(39.1% 0.079 107.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7f7a4f',
    500: '#4a4809',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4a4809;
$custom-light: #7f7a4f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4a4809",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 74,
    "g": 72,
    "b": 9
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 58.154,
    "s": 78.313,
    "l": 16.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.3914,
    "c": 0.07896,
    "h": 107.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.0611
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4A4809

secondary

#272A87

accent

#39F533

background

#F8F7F4

surface

#EFEDE7

border

#CAC8C3

text

#0A0902

muted

#7C7B78

Preview Lab

Preview with #4A4809

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

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