#4A5512#4A5512

#4A5512 is a dark, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.080; OKLCH L 42.6% C 0.089 H 118.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4A5512
RGB	rgb(74, 85, 18)
HSL	hsl(70, 65%, 20%)
HSV	hsv(70, 79%, 33%)
CMYK	cmyk(12.9%, 0%, 78.8%, 66.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.98, -14.34, 35.31)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.98, 38.11, 112.10°)
OKLab	oklab(42.59% -0.0427 0.0784)
OKLCH	oklch(42.59% 0.089 118.6)
XYZ	xyz(6.1819, 7.9966, 1.7900)
Luminance	0.0800 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4A5512 #1D1255

analogous

#553F12 #4A5512 #285512

triadic

#4A5512 #124A55 #55124A

tetradic

#4A5512 #12553F #1D1255 #551228

square

#4A5512 #12553F #1D1255 #551228

split-complementary

#4A5512 #122855 #3F1255

monochromatic

#161905 #1E2207 #4A5512 #76881D #A2BA27

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.08

#4A5512 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.60

#4A5512 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4A5512

8.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4A5512	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4A5512	1.00	8.08	2.60	8.08
#FFFFFF	8.08	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.60	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.08	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5B5006

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5A5018

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4F5048

Achromatopsia (no color)

#505050

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4a5512;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(74, 85, 18);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.6% 0.089 118.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7f8455',
    500: '#4a5512',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4a5512;
$custom-light: #7f8455;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4a5512",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 74,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 18
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 69.851,
    "s": 65.049,
    "l": 20.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42592,
    "c": 0.08927,
    "h": 118.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.07997
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4A5512

secondary

#44358E

accent

#40E85B

background

#F7F8F5

surface

#EEEFE9

border

#C9CAC5

text

#0A0B03

muted

#7C7C78

Preview Lab

Preview with #4A5512

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

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