#4E461B#4E461B

#4E461B is a dark, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.061; OKLCH L 39.2% C 0.062 H 98.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.48:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E461B
RGB	rgb(78, 70, 27)
HSL	hsl(51, 49%, 21%)
HSV	hsv(51, 65%, 31%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 10.3%, 65.4%, 69.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(29.61, -2.86, 26.60)
CIE-LCH	lch(29.61, 26.75, 96.13°)
OKLab	oklab(39.22% -0.0096 0.0614)
OKLCH	oklch(39.22% 0.062 98.9)
XYZ	xyz(5.5301, 6.0794, 1.9188)
Luminance	0.0608 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E461B #1B234E

analogous

#4E2C1B #4E461B #3C4E1B

triadic

#4E461B #1B4E46 #461B4E

tetradic

#4E461B #1B4E2C #1B234E #4E1B3C

square

#4E461B #1B4E2C #1B234E #4E1B3C

split-complementary

#4E461B #1B3C4E #2C1B4E

monochromatic

#171408 #211D0B #4E461B #7B6F2B #A9983A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.48

#4E461B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.22

#4E461B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E461B

9.48:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E461B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E461B	1.00	9.48	2.22	9.48
#FFFFFF	9.48	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.22	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.48	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4D4416

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4F471D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#54413D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#464646

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e461b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 70, 27);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(39.2% 0.062 98.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#817959',
    500: '#4e461b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e461b;
$custom-light: #817959;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e461b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 70,
    "b": 27
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 50.588,
    "s": 48.571,
    "l": 20.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.39224,
    "c": 0.06217,
    "h": 98.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.06079
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E461B

secondary

#414B84

accent

#65D850

background

#F8F7F5

surface

#EFEDE9

border

#CAC8C5

text

#0A0903

muted

#7C7B78

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E461B

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