#4D4017#4D4017

#4D4017 is a dark, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.053; OKLCH L 37.6% C 0.061 H 91.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.19:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4D4017
RGB	rgb(77, 64, 23)
HSL	hsl(46, 54%, 20%)
HSV	hsv(46, 70%, 30%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 16.9%, 70.1%, 69.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(27.59, 0.06, 26.49)
CIE-LCH	lch(27.59, 26.49, 89.86°)
OKLab	oklab(37.59% -0.0017 0.0606)
OKLCH	oklch(37.59% 0.061 91.6)
XYZ	xyz(5.0489, 5.3067, 1.5688)
Luminance	0.0531 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4D4017 #17244D

analogous

#4D2517 #4D4017 #3F4D17

triadic

#4D4017 #174D40 #40174D

tetradic

#4D4017 #174D25 #17244D #4D173F

square

#4D4017 #174D25 #17244D #4D173F

split-complementary

#4D4017 #173F4D #25174D

monochromatic

#181407 #1E1909 #4D4017 #7C6725 #AB8E33

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.19

#4D4017 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.06

#4D4017 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4D4017

10.19:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4D4017	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4D4017	1.00	10.19	2.06	10.19
#FFFFFF	10.19	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.06	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.19	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#473F12

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4B4319

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#543B37

Achromatopsia (no color)

#414141

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4d4017;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(77, 64, 23);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(37.6% 0.061 91.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#817456',
    500: '#4d4017',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4d4017;
$custom-light: #817456;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4d4017",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 77,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 23
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 45.556,
    "s": 54,
    "l": 19.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.37585,
    "c": 0.06062,
    "h": 91.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.05306
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4D4017

secondary

#3C4D84

accent

#6EDD4A

background

#F8F7F5

surface

#EFEDE9

border

#CAC8C5

text

#0A0803

muted

#7C7B78

Preview Lab

Preview with #4D4017

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

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