#4D4511#4D4511

#4D4511 is a dark, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.059; OKLCH L 38.8% C 0.070 H 100.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX#4D4511
RGBrgb(77, 69, 17)
HSLhsl(52, 64%, 18%)
HSVhsv(52, 78%, 30%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 10.4%, 77.9%, 69.8%)
CIE-LABlab(29.09, -3.47, 31.06)
CIE-LCHlch(29.09, 31.25, 96.37°)
OKLaboklab(38.76% -0.0126 0.0691)
OKLCHoklch(38.76% 0.07 100.3)
XYZxyz(5.2901, 5.8747, 1.3855)
Luminance0.0587 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturewarm
Familyyellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary
#4D4511 #11194D
analogous
#4D2711 #4D4511 #374D11
triadic
#4D4511 #114D45 #45114D
tetradic
#4D4511 #114D27 #11194D #4D1137
square
#4D4511 #114D27 #11194D #4D1137
split-complementary
#4D4511 #11374D #27114D
monochromatic
#191606 #1B1806 #4D4511 #7F721C #B19F27

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.66
#4D4511 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.17
#4D4511 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4D4511
9.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg##4D4511#FFFFFF#000000##FFFFFF
##4D45111.009.662.179.66
#FFFFFF9.661.0021.001.00
#0000002.1721.001.0021.00
##FFFFFF9.661.0021.001.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)
#4C4309
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#4F4614
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#543F3B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#454545

Design tokens & code

CSS
--color: #4d4511;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(77, 69, 17);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(38.8% 0.070 100.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#817853',
    500: '#4d4511',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}
SCSS
$custom: #4d4511;
$custom-light: #817853;
$custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
  "hex": "#4d4511",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 77,
    "g": 69,
    "b": 17
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 52,
    "s": 63.83,
    "l": 18.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.38757,
    "c": 0.07025,
    "h": 100.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.05874
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary
#4D4511
secondary
#333E86
accent
#57E741
background
#F8F7F4
surface
#EFEDE7
border
#CAC8C3
text
#0B0802
muted
#7C7B78

Preview Lab

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#4D4511 Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva