#4E4214#4E4214

#4E4214 is a dark, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.056; OKLCH L 38.2% C 0.065 H 94.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.94:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E4214
RGB	rgb(78, 66, 20)
HSL	hsl(48, 59%, 19%)
HSV	hsv(48, 74%, 31%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 15.4%, 74.4%, 69.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(28.29, -0.90, 28.84)
CIE-LCH	lch(28.29, 28.85, 91.79°)
OKLab	oklab(38.16% -0.005 0.065)
OKLCH	oklch(38.16% 0.065 94.4)
XYZ	xyz(5.2166, 5.5669, 1.4614)
Luminance	0.0557 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E4214 #14204E

analogous

#4E2514 #4E4214 #3D4E14

triadic

#4E4214 #144E42 #42144E

tetradic

#4E4214 #144E25 #14204E #4E143D

square

#4E4214 #144E25 #14204E #4E143D

split-complementary

#4E4214 #143D4E #25144E

monochromatic

#181506 #1D1908 #4E4214 #7F6B20 #AF942D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.94

#4E4214 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.11

#4E4214 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E4214

9.94:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E4214	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E4214	1.00	9.94	2.11	9.94
#FFFFFF	9.94	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.11	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.94	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#49410E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4D4416

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#553C38

Achromatopsia (no color)

#434343

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e4214;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 66, 20);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(38.2% 0.065 94.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#827654',
    500: '#4e4214',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e4214;
$custom-light: #827654;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e4214",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 20
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 47.586,
    "s": 59.184,
    "l": 19.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.38156,
    "c": 0.06518,
    "h": 94.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.05567
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E4214

secondary

#384886

accent

#66E245

background

#F8F7F4

surface

#EFEDE8

border

#CAC8C4

text

#0B0803

muted

#7C7B78

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E4214

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

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