#4B4512#4B4512

#4B4512 is a dark, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.058; OKLCH L 38.5% C 0.069 H 102.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4B4512
RGB	rgb(75, 69, 18)
HSL	hsl(54, 61%, 18%)
HSV	hsv(54, 76%, 29%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 8%, 76%, 70.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(28.89, -4.43, 30.32)
CIE-LCH	lch(28.89, 30.64, 98.31°)
OKLab	oklab(38.55% -0.0151 0.0678)
OKLCH	oklch(38.55% 0.069 102.5)
XYZ	xyz(5.1392, 5.7960, 1.4202)
Luminance	0.0580 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4B4512 #12184B

analogous

#4B2812 #4B4512 #344B12

triadic

#4B4512 #124B45 #45124B

tetradic

#4B4512 #124B28 #12184B #4B1234

square

#4B4512 #124B28 #12184B #4B1234

split-complementary

#4B4512 #12344B #28124B

monochromatic

#191706 #1A1806 #4B4512 #7C721E #AEA02A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.73

#4B4512 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.16

#4B4512 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4B4512

9.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4B4512	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4B4512	1.00	9.73	2.16	9.73
#FFFFFF	9.73	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.16	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.73	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4C430B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4E4515

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#51403B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#444444

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4b4512;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(75, 69, 18);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(38.5% 0.069 102.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#807853',
    500: '#4b4512',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4b4512;
$custom-light: #807853;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4b4512",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 75,
    "g": 69,
    "b": 18
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 53.684,
    "s": 61.29,
    "l": 18.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.38548,
    "c": 0.06949,
    "h": 102.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.05796
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4B4512

secondary

#353D84

accent

#54E443

background

#F8F7F4

surface

#EFEDE7

border

#CAC8C3

text

#0A0803

muted

#7C7B78

Preview Lab

Preview with #4B4512

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

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