#4E4612#4E4612

#4E4612 is a dark, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.060; OKLCH L 39.1% C 0.070 H 100.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.51:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E4612
RGB	rgb(78, 70, 18)
HSL	hsl(52, 63%, 19%)
HSV	hsv(52, 77%, 31%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 10.3%, 76.9%, 69.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(29.52, -3.51, 31.06)
CIE-LCH	lch(29.52, 31.26, 96.45°)
OKLab	oklab(39.13% -0.0127 0.0693)
OKLCH	oklch(39.13% 0.07 100.4)
XYZ	xyz(5.4415, 6.0439, 1.4521)
Luminance	0.0604 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E4612 #121A4E

analogous

#4E2812 #4E4612 #384E12

triadic

#4E4612 #124E46 #46124E

tetradic

#4E4612 #124E28 #121A4E #4E1238

square

#4E4612 #124E28 #121A4E #4E1238

split-complementary

#4E4612 #12384E #28124E

monochromatic

#191606 #1C1907 #4E4612 #80731D #B19F29

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.51

#4E4612 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.21

#4E4612 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E4612

9.51:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E4612	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E4612	1.00	9.51	2.21	9.51
#FFFFFF	9.51	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.21	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.51	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4D440A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#504715

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#55403C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#464646

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e4612;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 70, 18);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(39.1% 0.070 100.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#827953',
    500: '#4e4612',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e4612;
$custom-light: #827953;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e4612",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 70,
    "b": 18
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 52,
    "s": 62.5,
    "l": 18.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.39125,
    "c": 0.07043,
    "h": 100.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.06044
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E4612

secondary

#354087

accent

#58E642

background

#F8F7F4

surface

#EFEDE7

border

#CAC8C3

text

#0B0903

muted

#7C7B78

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E4612

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

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