#4C4C09#4C4C09

#4C4C09 is a dark, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.067; OKLCH L 40.4% C 0.083 H 109.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4C4C09
RGB	rgb(76, 76, 9)
HSL	hsl(60, 79%, 17%)
HSV	hsv(60, 88%, 30%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 0%, 88.2%, 70.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.17, -8.61, 36.09)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.17, 37.10, 103.41°)
OKLab	oklab(40.37% -0.0278 0.0781)
OKLCH	oklch(40.37% 0.083 109.6)
XYZ	xyz(5.6145, 6.7253, 1.2608)
Luminance	0.0673 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4C4C09 #09094C

analogous

#4C2B09 #4C4C09 #2B4C09

triadic

#4C4C09 #094C4C #4C094C

tetradic

#4C4C09 #094C2B #09094C #4C092B

square

#4C4C09 #094C2B #09094C #4C092B

split-complementary

#4C4C09 #092B4C #2B094C

monochromatic

#1B1B03 #1B1B03 #4C4C09 #83830F #B9B916

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.96

#4C4C09 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.35

#4C4C09 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4C4C09

8.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4C4C09	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4C4C09	1.00	8.96	2.35	8.96
#FFFFFF	8.96	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.35	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.96	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#534800

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#544A0F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#524640

Achromatopsia (no color)

#494949

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4c4c09;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(76, 76, 9);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(40.4% 0.083 109.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#817d50',
    500: '#4c4c09',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4c4c09;
$custom-light: #817d50;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4c4c09",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 76,
    "g": 76,
    "b": 9
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 60,
    "s": 78.824,
    "l": 16.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.40372,
    "c": 0.08292,
    "h": 109.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.06725
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4C4C09

secondary

#282889

accent

#33F533

background

#F8F7F4

surface

#EFEEE7

border

#CAC9C3

text

#0B0902

muted

#7C7B78

Preview Lab

Preview with #4C4C09

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

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