#4E440E#4E440E

#4E440E is a dark, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.058; OKLCH L 38.6% C 0.072 H 98.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E440E
RGB	rgb(78, 68, 14)
HSL	hsl(51, 70%, 18%)
HSV	hsv(51, 82%, 31%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 12.8%, 82.1%, 69.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(28.87, -2.50, 32.19)
CIE-LCH	lch(28.87, 32.29, 94.45°)
OKLab	oklab(38.59% -0.0103 0.0708)
OKLCH	oklch(38.59% 0.072 98.3)
XYZ	xyz(5.2885, 5.7859, 1.2536)
Luminance	0.0579 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E440E #0E184E

analogous

#4E240E #4E440E #384E0E

triadic

#4E440E #0E4E44 #440E4E

tetradic

#4E440E #0E4E24 #0E184E #4E0E38

square

#4E440E #0E4E24 #0E184E #4E0E38

split-complementary

#4E440E #0E384E #240E4E

monochromatic

#1A1705 #1A1705 #4E440E #827117 #B69E21

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.73

#4E440E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.16

#4E440E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E440E

9.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E440E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E440E	1.00	9.73	2.16	9.73
#FFFFFF	9.73	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.16	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.73	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4C4205

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4E4612

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#553E3A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#444444

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e440e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 68, 14);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(38.6% 0.072 98.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#827751',
    500: '#4e440e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e440e;
$custom-light: #827751;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e440e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 68,
    "b": 14
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 50.625,
    "s": 69.565,
    "l": 18.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.38594,
    "c": 0.07156,
    "h": 98.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.05786
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E440E

secondary

#2F3D89

accent

#57EC3B

background

#F8F7F4

surface

#EFEDE7

border

#CAC8C3

text

#0B0802

muted

#7C7B78

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E440E

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

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