#4D4512#4D4512

#4D4512 is a dark, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.059; OKLCH L 38.8% C 0.069 H 100.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4D4512
RGB	rgb(77, 69, 18)
HSL	hsl(52, 62%, 19%)
HSV	hsv(52, 77%, 30%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 10.4%, 76.6%, 69.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(29.10, -3.41, 30.60)
CIE-LCH	lch(29.10, 30.79, 96.35°)
OKLab	oklab(38.77% -0.0123 0.0684)
OKLCH	oklch(38.77% 0.069 100.2)
XYZ	xyz(5.2981, 5.8779, 1.4276)
Luminance	0.0588 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4D4512 #121A4D

analogous

#4D2712 #4D4512 #374D12

triadic

#4D4512 #124D45 #45124D

tetradic

#4D4512 #124D27 #121A4D #4D1237

square

#4D4512 #124D27 #121A4D #4D1237

split-complementary

#4D4512 #12374D #27124D

monochromatic

#191606 #1B1906 #4D4512 #7F711E #B09E29

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.65

#4D4512 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.18

#4D4512 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4D4512

9.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4D4512	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4D4512	1.00	9.65	2.18	9.65
#FFFFFF	9.65	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.18	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.65	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4C430B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4E4615

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#533F3B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#454545

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4d4512;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(77, 69, 18);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(38.8% 0.069 100.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#817853',
    500: '#4d4512',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4d4512;
$custom-light: #817853;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4d4512",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 77,
    "g": 69,
    "b": 18
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 51.864,
    "s": 62.105,
    "l": 18.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.38766,
    "c": 0.06946,
    "h": 100.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.05878
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4D4512

secondary

#354086

accent

#59E543

background

#F8F7F4

surface

#EFEDE7

border

#CAC8C3

text

#0B0803

muted

#7C7B78

Preview Lab

Preview with #4D4512

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

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