#4D451C#4D451C

#4D451C is a dark, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.059; OKLCH L 38.9% C 0.060 H 98.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4D451C
RGB	rgb(77, 69, 28)
HSL	hsl(50, 47%, 21%)
HSV	hsv(50, 64%, 30%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 10.4%, 63.6%, 69.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(29.20, -2.65, 25.56)
CIE-LCH	lch(29.20, 25.69, 95.92°)
OKLab	oklab(38.88% -0.0088 0.0594)
OKLCH	oklch(38.88% 0.06 98.4)
XYZ	xyz(5.3985, 5.9181, 1.9563)
Luminance	0.0592 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4D451C #1C244D

analogous

#4D2C1C #4D451C #3C4D1C

triadic

#4D451C #1C4D45 #451C4D

tetradic

#4D451C #1C4D2C #1C244D #4D1C3C

square

#4D451C #1C4D2C #1C244D #4D1C3C

split-complementary

#4D451C #1C3C4D #2C1C4D

monochromatic

#161408 #201D0C #4D451C #7A6D2C #A7953D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.62

#4D451C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.18

#4D451C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4D451C

9.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4D451C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4D451C	1.00	9.62	2.18	9.62
#FFFFFF	9.62	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.18	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.62	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4C4318

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4E461E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#53403C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#454545

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4d451c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(77, 69, 28);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(38.9% 0.060 98.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#80785a',
    500: '#4d451c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4d451c;
$custom-light: #80785a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4d451c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 77,
    "g": 69,
    "b": 28
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 50.204,
    "s": 46.667,
    "l": 20.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.3888,
    "c": 0.06003,
    "h": 98.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.05918
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4D451C

secondary

#424D83

accent

#67D651

background

#F8F7F5

surface

#EFEDE9

border

#CAC8C5

text

#0A0804

muted

#7C7B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #4D451C

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