#4E4514#4E4514

#4E4514 is a dark, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.059; OKLCH L 38.9% C 0.068 H 98.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E4514
RGB	rgb(78, 69, 20)
HSL	hsl(51, 59%, 19%)
HSV	hsv(51, 74%, 31%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 11.5%, 74.4%, 69.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(29.23, -2.77, 29.81)
CIE-LCH	lch(29.23, 29.93, 95.31°)
OKLab	oklab(38.9% -0.0103 0.067)
OKLCH	oklch(38.9% 0.068 98.7)
XYZ	xyz(5.3965, 5.9267, 1.5214)
Luminance	0.0593 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E4514 #141D4E

analogous

#4E2814 #4E4514 #3A4E14

triadic

#4E4514 #144E45 #45144E

tetradic

#4E4514 #144E28 #141D4E #4E143A

square

#4E4514 #144E28 #141D4E #4E143A

split-complementary

#4E4514 #143A4E #28144E

monochromatic

#181606 #1D1A08 #4E4514 #7F7020 #AF9B2D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.61

#4E4514 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.19

#4E4514 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E4514

9.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E4514	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E4514	1.00	9.61	2.19	9.61
#FFFFFF	9.61	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.19	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.61	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4C430D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4F4617

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#553F3B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#454545

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e4514;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 69, 20);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(38.9% 0.068 98.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#827855',
    500: '#4e4514',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e4514;
$custom-light: #827855;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e4514",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 69,
    "b": 20
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 50.69,
    "s": 59.184,
    "l": 19.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.38895,
    "c": 0.06783,
    "h": 98.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.05926
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E4514

secondary

#384486

accent

#5EE245

background

#F8F7F5

surface

#EFEDE9

border

#CAC8C5

text

#0B0803

muted

#7C7B78

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E4514

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

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