#4E4511#4E4511

#4E4511 is a dark, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.059; OKLCH L 38.9% C 0.070 H 99.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E4511
RGB	rgb(78, 69, 17)
HSL	hsl(51, 64%, 19%)
HSV	hsv(51, 78%, 31%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 11.5%, 78.2%, 69.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(29.20, -2.96, 31.20)
CIE-LCH	lch(29.20, 31.34, 95.42°)
OKLab	oklab(38.87% -0.0112 0.0694)
OKLCH	oklch(38.87% 0.07 99.2)
XYZ	xyz(5.3714, 5.9167, 1.3893)
Luminance	0.0592 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E4511 #111A4E

analogous

#4E2611 #4E4511 #384E11

triadic

#4E4511 #114E45 #45114E

tetradic

#4E4511 #114E26 #111A4E #4E1138

square

#4E4511 #114E26 #111A4E #4E1138

split-complementary

#4E4511 #11384E #26114E

monochromatic

#191605 #1C1906 #4E4511 #80711C #B29E27

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.62

#4E4511 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.18

#4E4511 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E4511

9.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E4511	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E4511	1.00	9.62	2.18	9.62
#FFFFFF	9.62	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.18	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.62	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4C4309

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4F4614

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#553F3B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#454545

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e4511;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 69, 17);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(38.9% 0.070 99.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#827853',
    500: '#4e4511',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e4511;
$custom-light: #827853;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e4511",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 69,
    "b": 17
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 51.148,
    "s": 64.211,
    "l": 18.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.38867,
    "c": 0.07026,
    "h": 99.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.05916
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E4511

secondary

#334087

accent

#59E741

background

#F8F7F4

surface

#EFEDE7

border

#CAC8C3

text

#0B0802

muted

#7C7B78

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E4511

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

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