#4E4419#4E4419

#4E4419 is a dark, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.058; OKLCH L 38.7% C 0.062 H 96.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E4419
RGB	rgb(78, 68, 25)
HSL	hsl(49, 51%, 20%)
HSV	hsv(49, 68%, 31%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 12.8%, 67.9%, 69.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(28.96, -1.78, 26.96)
CIE-LCH	lch(28.96, 27.02, 93.78°)
OKLab	oklab(38.7% -0.0068 0.0619)
OKLCH	oklch(38.7% 0.062 96.2)
XYZ	xyz(5.3847, 5.8244, 1.7601)
Luminance	0.0582 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E4419 #19234E

analogous

#4E2919 #4E4419 #3D4E19

triadic

#4E4419 #194E44 #44194E

tetradic

#4E4419 #194E29 #19234E #4E193D

square

#4E4419 #194E29 #19234E #4E193D

split-complementary

#4E4419 #193D4E #29194E

monochromatic

#171407 #201C0A #4E4419 #7C6C28 #AB9537

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.70

#4E4419 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.16

#4E4419 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E4419

9.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E4419	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E4419	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)

#4B4214

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4E461B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#543F3B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#444444

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e4419;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 68, 25);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(38.7% 0.062 96.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#817758',
    500: '#4e4419',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e4419;
$custom-light: #817758;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e4419",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 68,
    "b": 25
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 48.679,
    "s": 51.456,
    "l": 20.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.38704,
    "c": 0.06226,
    "h": 96.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.05824
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E4419

secondary

#3E4C84

accent

#68DB4D

background

#F8F7F5

surface

#EFEDE9

border

#CAC8C5

text

#0B0803

muted

#7C7B78

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E4419

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

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