#4E4711#4E4711

#4E4711 is a dark, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.062; OKLCH L 39.4% C 0.072 H 101.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.40:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E4711
RGB	rgb(78, 71, 17)
HSL	hsl(53, 64%, 19%)
HSV	hsv(53, 78%, 31%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 9%, 78.2%, 69.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(29.83, -4.19, 31.82)
CIE-LCH	lch(29.83, 32.09, 97.50°)
OKLab	oklab(39.37% -0.0147 0.0707)
OKLCH	oklch(39.37% 0.072 101.8)
XYZ	xyz(5.4965, 6.1669, 1.4310)
Luminance	0.0617 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E4711 #11184E

analogous

#4E2811 #4E4711 #364E11

triadic

#4E4711 #114E47 #47114E

tetradic

#4E4711 #114E28 #11184E #4E1136

square

#4E4711 #114E28 #11184E #4E1136

split-complementary

#4E4711 #11364E #28114E

monochromatic

#191705 #1C1906 #4E4711 #80751C #B2A227

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.40

#4E4711 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.23

#4E4711 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E4711

9.40:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E4711	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E4711	1.00	9.40	2.23	9.40
#FFFFFF	9.40	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.23	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.40	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4E4508

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#504814

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#55413C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#464646

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e4711;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 71, 17);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(39.4% 0.072 101.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#827953',
    500: '#4e4711',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e4711;
$custom-light: #827953;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e4711",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 71,
    "b": 17
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 53.115,
    "s": 64.211,
    "l": 18.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.39366,
    "c": 0.07219,
    "h": 101.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.06167
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E4711

secondary

#333D87

accent

#54E741

background

#F8F7F4

surface

#EFEDE7

border

#CAC8C3

text

#0B0902

muted

#7C7B78

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E4711

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

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