#4E4411#4E4411

#4E4411 is a dark, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.058; OKLCH L 38.6% C 0.069 H 97.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E4411
RGB	rgb(78, 68, 17)
HSL	hsl(50, 64%, 19%)
HSV	hsv(50, 78%, 31%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 12.8%, 78.2%, 69.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(28.89, -2.34, 30.89)
CIE-LCH	lch(28.89, 30.98, 94.33°)
OKLab	oklab(38.62% -0.0095 0.0687)
OKLCH	oklch(38.62% 0.069 97.8)
XYZ	xyz(5.3104, 5.7947, 1.3690)
Luminance	0.0579 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E4411 #111B4E

analogous

#4E2511 #4E4411 #394E11

triadic

#4E4411 #114E44 #44114E

tetradic

#4E4411 #114E25 #111B4E #4E1139

square

#4E4411 #114E25 #111B4E #4E1139

split-complementary

#4E4411 #11394E #25114E

monochromatic

#191605 #1C1806 #4E4411 #80701C #B29C27

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.73

#4E4411 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.16

#4E4411 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E4411

9.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E4411	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E4411	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)

#4B4209

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4E4614

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#553E3A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#444444

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e4411;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 68, 17);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(38.6% 0.069 97.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#827753',
    500: '#4e4411',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e4411;
$custom-light: #827753;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e4411",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 68,
    "b": 17
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 50.164,
    "s": 64.211,
    "l": 18.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.38619,
    "c": 0.06936,
    "h": 97.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.05794
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E4411

secondary

#334187

accent

#5CE741

background

#F8F7F4

surface

#EFEDE7

border

#CAC8C3

text

#0B0802

muted

#7C7B78

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E4411

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

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