#4E4012#4E4012

#4E4012 is a dark, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.053; OKLCH L 37.6% C 0.065 H 91.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E4012
RGB	rgb(78, 64, 18)
HSL	hsl(46, 63%, 19%)
HSV	hsv(46, 77%, 31%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 17.9%, 76.9%, 69.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(27.66, 0.23, 29.17)
CIE-LCH	lch(27.66, 29.17, 89.56°)
OKLab	oklab(37.65% -0.002 0.0653)
OKLCH	oklch(37.65% 0.065 91.8)
XYZ	xyz(5.0847, 5.3305, 1.3332)
Luminance	0.0533 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E4012 #12204E

analogous

#4E2212 #4E4012 #3E4E12

triadic

#4E4012 #124E40 #40124E

tetradic

#4E4012 #124E22 #12204E #4E123E

square

#4E4012 #124E22 #12204E #4E123E

split-complementary

#4E4012 #123E4E #22124E

monochromatic

#191406 #1C1707 #4E4012 #80691D #B19229

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.16

#4E4012 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.07

#4E4012 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E4012

10.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E4012	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E4012	1.00	10.16	2.07	10.16
#FFFFFF	10.16	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.07	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.16	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#483F0C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4B4314

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#553A37

Achromatopsia (no color)

#414141

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e4012;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 64, 18);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(37.6% 0.065 91.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#827453',
    500: '#4e4012',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e4012;
$custom-light: #827453;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e4012",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 18
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 46,
    "s": 62.5,
    "l": 18.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.37647,
    "c": 0.06532,
    "h": 91.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.0533
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E4012

secondary

#354887

accent

#68E642

background

#F8F7F4

surface

#EFEDE7

border

#CAC8C3

text

#0B0802

muted

#7C7B78

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E4012

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

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