#4D4415#4D4415

#4D4415 is a dark, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.058; OKLCH L 38.5% C 0.066 H 98.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4D4415
RGB	rgb(77, 68, 21)
HSL	hsl(50, 57%, 19%)
HSV	hsv(50, 73%, 30%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 11.7%, 72.7%, 69.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(28.82, -2.59, 28.85)
CIE-LCH	lch(28.82, 28.96, 95.13°)
OKLab	oklab(38.55% -0.0096 0.0652)
OKLCH	oklch(38.55% 0.066 98.4)
XYZ	xyz(5.2633, 5.7664, 1.5451)
Luminance	0.0577 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

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Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4D4415 #151E4D

analogous

#4D2815 #4D4415 #3A4D15

triadic

#4D4415 #154D44 #44154D

tetradic

#4D4415 #154D28 #151E4D #4D153A

square

#4D4415 #154D28 #151E4D #4D153A

split-complementary

#4D4415 #153A4D #28154D

monochromatic

#181507 #1D1A08 #4D4415 #7D6E22 #AD992F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.75

#4D4415 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.15

#4D4415 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4D4415

9.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4D4415	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4D4415	1.00	9.75	2.15	9.75
#FFFFFF	9.75	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.15	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.75	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4B420F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4E4518

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#533F3A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#444444

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4d4415;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(77, 68, 21);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(38.5% 0.066 98.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#817755',
    500: '#4d4415',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4d4415;
$custom-light: #817755;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4d4415",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 77,
    "g": 68,
    "b": 21
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 50.357,
    "s": 57.143,
    "l": 19.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.38547,
    "c": 0.06594,
    "h": 98.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.05766
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4D4415

secondary

#394585

accent

#60E047

background

#F8F7F5

surface

#EFEDE9

border

#CAC8C5

text

#0B0803

muted

#7C7B78

Preview Lab

Preview with #4D4415

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

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