#4E4415#4E4415

#4E4415 is a dark, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.058; OKLCH L 38.7% C 0.066 H 97.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E4415
RGB	rgb(78, 68, 21)
HSL	hsl(49, 58%, 19%)
HSV	hsv(49, 73%, 31%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 12.8%, 73.1%, 69.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(28.92, -2.08, 28.99)
CIE-LCH	lch(28.92, 29.07, 94.10°)
OKLab	oklab(38.66% -0.0082 0.0655)
OKLCH	oklch(38.66% 0.066 97.1)
XYZ	xyz(5.3446, 5.8083, 1.5489)
Luminance	0.0581 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E4415 #151F4E

analogous

#4E2815 #4E4415 #3C4E15

triadic

#4E4415 #154E44 #44154E

tetradic

#4E4415 #154E28 #151F4E #4E153C

square

#4E4415 #154E28 #151F4E #4E153C

split-complementary

#4E4415 #153C4E #28154E

monochromatic

#181506 #1E1A08 #4E4415 #7E6E22 #AE982F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.72

#4E4415 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.16

#4E4415 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E4415

9.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E4415	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E4415	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)

#4B420F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4E4617

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#553F3A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#444444

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e4415;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 68, 21);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(38.7% 0.066 97.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#827755',
    500: '#4e4415',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e4415;
$custom-light: #827755;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e4415",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 68,
    "b": 21
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 49.474,
    "s": 57.576,
    "l": 19.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.38658,
    "c": 0.06602,
    "h": 97.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.05808
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E4415

secondary

#394686

accent

#62E147

background

#F8F7F5

surface

#EFEDE9

border

#CAC8C5

text

#0B0803

muted

#7C7B78

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E4415

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

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