#4E481E#4E481E

#4E481E is a dark, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.063; OKLCH L 39.8% C 0.061 H 101.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E481E
RGB	rgb(78, 72, 30)
HSL	hsl(53, 44%, 21%)
HSV	hsv(53, 62%, 31%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 7.7%, 61.5%, 69.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(30.27, -3.82, 25.70)
CIE-LCH	lch(30.27, 25.98, 98.46°)
OKLab	oklab(39.76% -0.0119 0.0599)
OKLCH	oklch(39.76% 0.061 101.3)
XYZ	xyz(5.6938, 6.3484, 2.1535)
Luminance	0.0635 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E481E #1E244E

analogous

#4E301E #4E481E #3C4E1E

triadic

#4E481E #1E4E48 #481E4E

tetradic

#4E481E #1E4E30 #1E244E #4E1E3C

square

#4E481E #1E4E30 #1E244E #4E1E3C

split-complementary

#4E481E #1E3C4E #301E4E

monochromatic

#161409 #221F0D #4E481E #7A712F #A69A40

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.25

#4E481E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.27

#4E481E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E481E

9.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E481E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E481E	1.00	9.25	2.27	9.25
#FFFFFF	9.25	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.27	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.25	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4E461A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#504820

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#54433F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#474747

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e481e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 72, 30);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(39.8% 0.061 101.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#817a5b',
    500: '#4e481e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e481e;
$custom-light: #817a5b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e481e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 72,
    "b": 30
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 52.5,
    "s": 44.444,
    "l": 21.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.39761,
    "c": 0.06111,
    "h": 101.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.06348
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E481E

secondary

#454D83

accent

#64D454

background

#F8F7F5

surface

#EFEDE9

border

#CAC8C5

text

#0A0904

muted

#7C7B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E481E

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

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