#4E481F#4E481F

#4E481F is a dark, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.064; OKLCH L 39.8% C 0.060 H 101.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E481F
RGB	rgb(78, 72, 31)
HSL	hsl(52, 43%, 21%)
HSV	hsv(52, 60%, 31%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 7.7%, 60.3%, 69.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(30.29, -3.73, 25.15)
CIE-LCH	lch(30.29, 25.43, 98.43°)
OKLab	oklab(39.78% -0.0115 0.0589)
OKLCH	oklch(39.78% 0.06 101.1)
XYZ	xyz(5.7068, 6.3536, 2.2218)
Luminance	0.0635 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E481F #1F254E

analogous

#4E311F #4E481F #3D4E1F

triadic

#4E481F #1F4E48 #481F4E

tetradic

#4E481F #1F4E31 #1F254E #4E1F3D

square

#4E481F #1F4E31 #1F254E #4E1F3D

split-complementary

#4E481F #1F3D4E #311F4E

monochromatic

#161409 #22200E #4E481F #7A7030 #A69942

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.25

#4E481F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.27

#4E481F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E481F

9.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E481F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E481F	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)

#4E461B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#504821

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#54433F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#474747

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e481f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 72, 31);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(39.8% 0.060 101.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#817a5c',
    500: '#4e481f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e481f;
$custom-light: #817a5c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e481f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 72,
    "b": 31
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 52.34,
    "s": 43.119,
    "l": 21.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.39775,
    "c": 0.06,
    "h": 101.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.06353
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E481F

secondary

#464E83

accent

#65D355

background

#F8F7F5

surface

#EFEDE9

border

#CAC8C5

text

#0A0904

muted

#7C7B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E481F

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

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