#4C4512#4C4512

#4C4512 is a dark, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.058; OKLCH L 38.7% C 0.069 H 101.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4C4512
RGB	rgb(76, 69, 18)
HSL	hsl(53, 62%, 18%)
HSV	hsv(53, 76%, 30%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 9.2%, 76.3%, 70.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(29.00, -3.92, 30.46)
CIE-LCH	lch(29.00, 30.71, 97.33°)
OKLab	oklab(38.66% -0.0137 0.0681)
OKLCH	oklch(38.66% 0.069 101.4)
XYZ	xyz(5.2180, 5.8366, 1.4239)
Luminance	0.0584 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4C4512 #12194C

analogous

#4C2812 #4C4512 #364C12

triadic

#4C4512 #124C45 #45124C

tetradic

#4C4512 #124C28 #12194C #4C1236

square

#4C4512 #124C28 #12194C #4C1236

split-complementary

#4C4512 #12364C #28124C

monochromatic

#191606 #1B1806 #4C4512 #7D721E #AF9F29

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.69

#4C4512 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.17

#4C4512 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4C4512

9.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4C4512	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4C4512	1.00	9.69	2.17	9.69
#FFFFFF	9.69	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.17	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.69	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4C430B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4E4615

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#52403B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#444444

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4c4512;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(76, 69, 18);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(38.7% 0.069 101.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#807853',
    500: '#4c4512',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4c4512;
$custom-light: #807853;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4c4512",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 76,
    "g": 69,
    "b": 18
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 52.759,
    "s": 61.702,
    "l": 18.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.38656,
    "c": 0.06946,
    "h": 101.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.05836
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4C4512

secondary

#353E85

accent

#57E543

background

#F8F7F4

surface

#EFEDE7

border

#CAC8C3

text

#0A0803

muted

#7C7B78

Preview Lab

Preview with #4C4512

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

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