#4E451C#4E451C

#4E451C is a dark, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.060; OKLCH L 39.0% C 0.060 H 97.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.58:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E451C
RGB	rgb(78, 69, 28)
HSL	hsl(49, 47%, 21%)
HSV	hsv(49, 64%, 31%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 11.5%, 64.1%, 69.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(29.31, -2.15, 25.71)
CIE-LCH	lch(29.31, 25.80, 94.78°)
OKLab	oklab(38.99% -0.0074 0.0597)
OKLCH	oklch(38.99% 0.06 97.1)
XYZ	xyz(5.4798, 5.9600, 1.9601)
Luminance	0.0596 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E451C #1C254E

analogous

#4E2C1C #4E451C #3E4E1C

triadic

#4E451C #1C4E45 #451C4E

tetradic

#4E451C #1C4E2C #1C254E #4E1C3E

square

#4E451C #1C4E2C #1C254E #4E1C3E

split-complementary

#4E451C #1C3E4E #2C1C4E

monochromatic

#171408 #211D0C #4E451C #7B6D2C #A8953C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.58

#4E451C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.19

#4E451C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E451C

9.58:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E451C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E451C	1.00	9.58	2.19	9.58
#FFFFFF	9.58	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.19	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.58	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4C4318

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4E461E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#54403C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#454545

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e451c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 69, 28);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(39.0% 0.060 97.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#81785a',
    500: '#4e451c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e451c;
$custom-light: #81785a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e451c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 69,
    "b": 28
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 49.2,
    "s": 47.17,
    "l": 20.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.38989,
    "c": 0.06013,
    "h": 97.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.0596
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E451C

secondary

#424E84

accent

#69D751

background

#F8F7F5

surface

#EFEDE9

border

#CAC8C5

text

#0A0804

muted

#7C7B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E451C

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