#4E4116#4E4116

#4E4116 is a dark, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.055; OKLCH L 37.9% C 0.063 H 92.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E4116
RGB	rgb(78, 65, 22)
HSL	hsl(46, 56%, 20%)
HSV	hsv(46, 72%, 31%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 16.7%, 71.8%, 69.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(28.00, -0.13, 27.50)
CIE-LCH	lch(28.00, 27.50, 90.28°)
OKLab	oklab(37.93% -0.0025 0.0625)
OKLCH	oklch(37.93% 0.063 92.3)
XYZ	xyz(5.1773, 5.4585, 1.5398)
Luminance	0.0546 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E4116 #16234E

analogous

#4E2516 #4E4116 #3F4E16

triadic

#4E4116 #164E41 #41164E

tetradic

#4E4116 #164E25 #16234E #4E163F

square

#4E4116 #164E25 #16234E #4E163F

split-complementary

#4E4116 #163F4E #25164E

monochromatic

#181407 #1E1909 #4E4116 #7E6923 #AD9131

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.04

#4E4116 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.09

#4E4116 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E4116

10.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E4116	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E4116	1.00	10.04	2.09	10.04
#FFFFFF	10.04	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.09	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.04	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#484011

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4C4418

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#553B38

Achromatopsia (no color)

#424242

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e4116;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 65, 22);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(37.9% 0.063 92.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#827555',
    500: '#4e4116',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e4116;
$custom-light: #827555;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e4116",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 65,
    "b": 22
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 46.071,
    "s": 56,
    "l": 19.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.37933,
    "c": 0.06259,
    "h": 92.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.05458
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E4116

secondary

#3A4C85

accent

#6CDF49

background

#F8F7F5

surface

#EFEDE9

border

#CAC8C5

text

#0B0803

muted

#7C7B78

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E4116

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

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