#4E4218#4E4218

#4E4218 is a dark, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.056; OKLCH L 38.2% C 0.061 H 93.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E4218
RGB	rgb(78, 66, 24)
HSL	hsl(47, 53%, 20%)
HSV	hsv(47, 69%, 31%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 15.4%, 69.2%, 69.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(28.33, -0.61, 26.80)
CIE-LCH	lch(28.33, 26.81, 91.31°)
OKLab	oklab(38.2% -0.0035 0.0614)
OKLCH	oklch(38.2% 0.061 93.3)
XYZ	xyz(5.2552, 5.5824, 1.6647)
Luminance	0.0558 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E4218 #18244E

analogous

#4E2718 #4E4218 #3F4E18

triadic

#4E4218 #184E42 #42184E

tetradic

#4E4218 #184E27 #18244E #4E183F

square

#4E4218 #184E27 #18244E #4E183F

split-complementary

#4E4218 #183F4E #27184E

monochromatic

#171407 #1F1A0A #4E4218 #7D6A26 #AC9135

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.92

#4E4218 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.12

#4E4218 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E4218

9.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E4218	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E4218	1.00	9.92	2.12	9.92
#FFFFFF	9.92	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.12	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.92	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#494113

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4C441A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#553D39

Achromatopsia (no color)

#434343

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e4218;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 66, 24);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(38.2% 0.061 93.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#827657',
    500: '#4e4218',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e4218;
$custom-light: #827657;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e4218",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 24
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 46.667,
    "s": 52.941,
    "l": 20
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.38201,
    "c": 0.06149,
    "h": 93.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.05582
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E4218

secondary

#3D4D85

accent

#6CDC4B

background

#F8F7F5

surface

#EFEDE9

border

#CAC8C5

text

#0B0803

muted

#7C7B78

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E4218

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

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