#4E4418#4E4418

#4E4418 is a dark, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.058; OKLCH L 38.7% C 0.063 H 96.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E4418
RGB	rgb(78, 68, 24)
HSL	hsl(49, 53%, 20%)
HSV	hsv(49, 69%, 31%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 12.8%, 69.2%, 69.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(28.95, -1.86, 27.48)
CIE-LCH	lch(28.95, 27.54, 93.87°)
OKLab	oklab(38.69% -0.0071 0.0628)
OKLCH	oklch(38.69% 0.063 96.5)
XYZ	xyz(5.3741, 5.8201, 1.7043)
Luminance	0.0582 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E4418 #18224E

analogous

#4E2918 #4E4418 #3D4E18

triadic

#4E4418 #184E44 #44184E

tetradic

#4E4418 #184E29 #18224E #4E183D

square

#4E4418 #184E29 #18224E #4E183D

split-complementary

#4E4418 #183D4E #29184E

monochromatic

#171407 #1F1B0A #4E4418 #7D6D26 #AC9635

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.70

#4E4418 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.16

#4E4418 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E4418

9.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E4418	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E4418	1.00	9.70	2.16	9.70
#FFFFFF	9.70	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.16	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.70	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4B4213

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4E461A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#543F3B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#444444

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e4418;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 68, 24);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(38.7% 0.063 96.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#827757',
    500: '#4e4418',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e4418;
$custom-light: #827757;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e4418",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 68,
    "b": 24
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 48.889,
    "s": 52.941,
    "l": 20
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.38692,
    "c": 0.06324,
    "h": 96.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.0582
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E4418

secondary

#3D4A85

accent

#66DC4B

background

#F8F7F5

surface

#EFEDE9

border

#CAC8C5

text

#0B0803

muted

#7C7B78

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E4418

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

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