#4E481B#4E481B

#4E481B is a dark, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.063; OKLCH L 39.7% C 0.064 H 101.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E481B
RGB	rgb(78, 72, 27)
HSL	hsl(53, 49%, 21%)
HSV	hsv(53, 65%, 31%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 7.7%, 65.4%, 69.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(30.24, -4.09, 27.30)
CIE-LCH	lch(30.24, 27.60, 98.51°)
OKLab	oklab(39.72% -0.0131 0.0629)
OKLCH	oklch(39.72% 0.064 101.8)
XYZ	xyz(5.6573, 6.3338, 1.9612)
Luminance	0.0633 (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

#4E481B #1B214E

analogous

#4E2E1B #4E481B #3A4E1B

triadic

#4E481B #1B4E48 #481B4E

tetradic

#4E481B #1B4E2E #1B214E #4E1B3A

square

#4E481B #1B4E2E #1B214E #4E1B3A

split-complementary

#4E481B #1B3A4E #2E1B4E

monochromatic

#171508 #211E0B #4E481B #7B722B #A99C3A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.26

#4E481B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.27

#4E481B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E481B

9.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E481B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E481B	1.00	9.26	2.27	9.26
#FFFFFF	9.26	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.27	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.26	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4F4616

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#51481D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#54433E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#474747

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e481b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 72, 27);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(39.7% 0.064 101.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#817a59',
    500: '#4e481b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e481b;
$custom-light: #817a59;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e481b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 72,
    "b": 27
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 52.941,
    "s": 48.571,
    "l": 20.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.39721,
    "c": 0.06428,
    "h": 101.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.06334
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E481B

secondary

#414984

accent

#60D850

background

#F8F7F5

surface

#EFEDE9

border

#CAC8C5

text

#0A0903

muted

#7C7B78

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E481B

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