#4E4014#4E4014

#4E4014 is a dark, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.053; OKLCH L 37.7% C 0.064 H 91.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E4014
RGB	rgb(78, 64, 20)
HSL	hsl(46, 59%, 19%)
HSV	hsv(46, 74%, 31%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 17.9%, 74.4%, 69.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(27.67, 0.36, 28.19)
CIE-LCH	lch(27.67, 28.19, 89.28°)
OKLab	oklab(37.67% -0.0013 0.0636)
OKLCH	oklch(37.67% 0.064 91.2)
XYZ	xyz(5.1018, 5.3373, 1.4232)
Luminance	0.0534 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E4014 #14224E

analogous

#4E2314 #4E4014 #3F4E14

triadic

#4E4014 #144E40 #40144E

tetradic

#4E4014 #144E23 #14224E #4E143F

square

#4E4014 #144E23 #14224E #4E143F

split-complementary

#4E4014 #143F4E #23144E

monochromatic

#181406 #1D1808 #4E4014 #7F6820 #AF902D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.16

#4E4014 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.07

#4E4014 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E4014

10.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E4014	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E4014	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)

#483F0F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4B4316

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#553A37

Achromatopsia (no color)

#414141

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e4014;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 64, 20);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(37.7% 0.064 91.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#827454',
    500: '#4e4014',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e4014;
$custom-light: #827454;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e4014",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 20
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 45.517,
    "s": 59.184,
    "l": 19.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.37668,
    "c": 0.06363,
    "h": 91.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.05337
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E4014

secondary

#384B86

accent

#6BE245

background

#F8F7F4

surface

#EFEDE7

border

#CAC8C3

text

#0B0803

muted

#7C7B78

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E4014

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

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