#4B4017#4B4017

#4B4017 is a dark, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.052; OKLCH L 37.4% C 0.060 H 94.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.27:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4B4017
RGB	rgb(75, 64, 23)
HSL	hsl(47, 53%, 19%)
HSV	hsv(47, 69%, 29%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 14.7%, 69.3%, 70.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(27.37, -0.96, 26.18)
CIE-LCH	lch(27.37, 26.20, 92.10°)
OKLab	oklab(37.35% -0.0045 0.06)
OKLCH	oklch(37.35% 0.06 94.3)
XYZ	xyz(4.8899, 5.2248, 1.5614)
Luminance	0.0522 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4B4017 #17224B

analogous

#4B2617 #4B4017 #3C4B17

triadic

#4B4017 #174B40 #40174B

tetradic

#4B4017 #174B26 #17224B #4B173C

square

#4B4017 #174B26 #17224B #4B173C

split-complementary

#4B4017 #173C4B #26174B

monochromatic

#171407 #1C1809 #4B4017 #7A6825 #A99034

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.27

#4B4017 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.05

#4B4017 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4B4017

10.27:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4B4017	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4B4017	1.00	10.27	2.05	10.27
#FFFFFF	10.27	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.05	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.27	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#473F12

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4A4219

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#513B37

Achromatopsia (no color)

#414141

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4b4017;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(75, 64, 23);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(37.4% 0.060 94.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7f7456',
    500: '#4b4017',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4b4017;
$custom-light: #7f7456;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4b4017",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 75,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 23
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 47.308,
    "s": 53.061,
    "l": 19.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.37354,
    "c": 0.06017,
    "h": 94.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.05225
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4B4017

secondary

#3C4B82

accent

#6ADC4B

background

#F7F7F5

surface

#EEEDE9

border

#C9C8C5

text

#0A0803

muted

#7C7B78

Preview Lab

Preview with #4B4017

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

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