#4E4016#4E4016

#4E4016 is a dark, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.053; OKLCH L 37.7% C 0.062 H 90.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E4016
RGB	rgb(78, 64, 22)
HSL	hsl(45, 56%, 20%)
HSV	hsv(45, 72%, 31%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 17.9%, 71.8%, 69.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(27.70, 0.50, 27.17)
CIE-LCH	lch(27.70, 27.18, 88.95°)
OKLab	oklab(37.69% -0.0006 0.0618)
OKLCH	oklch(37.69% 0.062 90.6)
XYZ	xyz(5.1204, 5.3447, 1.5208)
Luminance	0.0534 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E4016 #16244E

analogous

#4E2416 #4E4016 #404E16

triadic

#4E4016 #164E40 #40164E

tetradic

#4E4016 #164E24 #16244E #4E1640

square

#4E4016 #164E24 #16244E #4E1640

split-complementary

#4E4016 #16404E #24164E

monochromatic

#181407 #1E1909 #4E4016 #7E6723 #AD8E31

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.15

#4E4016 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.07

#4E4016 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E4016

10.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E4016	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E4016	1.00	10.15	2.07	10.15
#FFFFFF	10.15	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.07	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.15	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#483F11

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4B4318

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#553A37

Achromatopsia (no color)

#414141

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e4016;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 64, 22);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(37.7% 0.062 90.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#827455',
    500: '#4e4016',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e4016;
$custom-light: #827455;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e4016",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 22
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 45,
    "s": 56,
    "l": 19.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.3769,
    "c": 0.06183,
    "h": 90.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.05344
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E4016

secondary

#3A4D85

accent

#6EDF49

background

#F8F7F5

surface

#EFEDE9

border

#CAC8C5

text

#0B0803

muted

#7C7B78

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E4016

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

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