#4C4909#4C4909

#4C4909 is a dark, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.063; OKLCH L 39.6% C 0.080 H 106.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.27:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4C4909
RGB	rgb(76, 73, 9)
HSL	hsl(57, 79%, 17%)
HSV	hsv(57, 88%, 30%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 3.9%, 88.2%, 70.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(30.21, -6.81, 35.24)
CIE-LCH	lch(30.21, 35.90, 100.94°)
OKLab	oklab(39.6% -0.0228 0.0763)
OKLCH	oklch(39.6% 0.08 106.7)
XYZ	xyz(5.4126, 6.3215, 1.1935)
Luminance	0.0632 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4C4909 #090C4C

analogous

#4C2809 #4C4909 #2E4C09

triadic

#4C4909 #094C49 #49094C

tetradic

#4C4909 #094C28 #090C4C #4C092E

square

#4C4909 #094C28 #090C4C #4C092E

split-complementary

#4C4909 #092E4C #28094C

monochromatic

#1B1A03 #1B1A03 #4C4909 #837E0F #B9B216

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.27

#4C4909 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.26

#4C4909 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4C4909

9.27:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4C4909	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4C4909	1.00	9.27	2.26	9.27
#FFFFFF	9.27	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.26	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.27	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#504600

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#51480F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#52433D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#474747

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4c4909;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(76, 73, 9);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(39.6% 0.080 106.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#817b4f',
    500: '#4c4909',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4c4909;
$custom-light: #817b4f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4c4909",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 76,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 9
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 57.313,
    "s": 78.824,
    "l": 16.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.39603,
    "c": 0.07965,
    "h": 106.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.06321
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4C4909

secondary

#282C89

accent

#3BF533

background

#F8F7F4

surface

#EFEDE7

border

#CAC8C3

text

#0B0902

muted

#7C7B78

Preview Lab

Preview with #4C4909

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

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