#4E4416#4E4416

#4E4416 is a dark, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.058; OKLCH L 38.7% C 0.065 H 96.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.71:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E4416
RGB	rgb(78, 68, 22)
HSL	hsl(49, 56%, 20%)
HSV	hsv(49, 72%, 31%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 12.8%, 71.8%, 69.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(28.93, -2.01, 28.50)
CIE-LCH	lch(28.93, 28.57, 94.03°)
OKLab	oklab(38.67% -0.0078 0.0647)
OKLCH	oklch(38.67% 0.065 96.9)
XYZ	xyz(5.3541, 5.8121, 1.5987)
Luminance	0.0581 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E4416 #16204E

analogous

#4E2816 #4E4416 #3C4E16

triadic

#4E4416 #164E44 #44164E

tetradic

#4E4416 #164E28 #16204E #4E163C

square

#4E4416 #164E28 #16204E #4E163C

split-complementary

#4E4416 #163C4E #28164E

monochromatic

#181507 #1E1A09 #4E4416 #7E6E23 #AD9731

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.71

#4E4416 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.16

#4E4416 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E4416

9.71:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E4416	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E4416	1.00	9.71	2.16	9.71
#FFFFFF	9.71	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.16	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.71	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4B4210

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4E4618

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#553F3A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#444444

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e4416;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 68, 22);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(38.7% 0.065 96.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#827756',
    500: '#4e4416',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e4416;
$custom-light: #827756;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e4416",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 68,
    "b": 22
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 49.286,
    "s": 56,
    "l": 19.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.38669,
    "c": 0.06512,
    "h": 96.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.05812
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E4416

secondary

#3A4885

accent

#63DF49

background

#F8F7F5

surface

#EFEDE9

border

#CAC8C5

text

#0B0803

muted

#7C7B78

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E4416

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

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