#4E4412#4E4412

#4E4412 is a dark, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.058; OKLCH L 38.6% C 0.069 H 97.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E4412
RGB	rgb(78, 68, 18)
HSL	hsl(50, 63%, 19%)
HSV	hsv(50, 77%, 31%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 12.8%, 76.9%, 69.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(28.90, -2.28, 30.43)
CIE-LCH	lch(28.90, 30.52, 94.28°)
OKLab	oklab(38.63% -0.0092 0.068)
OKLCH	oklch(38.63% 0.069 97.7)
XYZ	xyz(5.3184, 5.7979, 1.4111)
Luminance	0.0580 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E4412 #121C4E

analogous

#4E2612 #4E4412 #3A4E12

triadic

#4E4412 #124E44 #44124E

tetradic

#4E4412 #124E26 #121C4E #4E123A

square

#4E4412 #124E26 #121C4E #4E123A

split-complementary

#4E4412 #123A4E #26124E

monochromatic

#191606 #1C1907 #4E4412 #806F1D #B19B29

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.72

#4E4412 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.16

#4E4412 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E4412

9.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E4412	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E4412	1.00	9.72	2.16	9.72
#FFFFFF	9.72	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.16	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.72	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4B420B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4E4615

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#553E3A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#444444

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e4412;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 68, 18);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(38.6% 0.069 97.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#827753',
    500: '#4e4412',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e4412;
$custom-light: #827753;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e4412",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 68,
    "b": 18
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 50,
    "s": 62.5,
    "l": 18.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.38628,
    "c": 0.06856,
    "h": 97.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.05798
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E4412

secondary

#354387

accent

#5DE642

background

#F8F7F4

surface

#EFEDE7

border

#CAC8C3

text

#0B0802

muted

#7C7B78

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E4412

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

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