#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
RGB	rgb(77, 69, 17)
HSL	hsl(52, 64%, 18%)
HSV	hsv(52, 78%, 30%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 10.4%, 77.9%, 69.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(29.09, -3.47, 31.06)
CIE-LCH	lch(29.09, 31.25, 96.37°)
OKLab	oklab(38.76% -0.0126 0.0691)
OKLCH	oklch(38.76% 0.07 100.3)
XYZ	xyz(5.2901, 5.8747, 1.3855)
Luminance	0.0587 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

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
##4D4511	1.00	9.66	2.17	9.66
#FFFFFF	9.66	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.17	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.66	1.00	21.00	1.00

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

Preview with #4D4511

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

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