#4E491D#4E491D

#4E491D is a dark, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.065; OKLCH L 40.0% C 0.063 H 102.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E491D
RGB	rgb(78, 73, 29)
HSL	hsl(54, 46%, 21%)
HSV	hsv(54, 63%, 31%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 6.4%, 62.8%, 69.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(30.58, -4.52, 26.59)
CIE-LCH	lch(30.58, 26.98, 99.65°)
OKLab	oklab(40% -0.0141 0.0617)
OKLCH	oklch(40% 0.063 102.9)
XYZ	xyz(5.7464, 6.4737, 2.1090)
Luminance	0.0647 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E491D #1D224E

analogous

#4E301D #4E491D #3A4E1D

triadic

#4E491D #1D4E49 #491D4E

tetradic

#4E491D #1D4E30 #1D224E #4E1D3A

square

#4E491D #1D4E30 #1D224E #4E1D3A

split-complementary

#4E491D #1D3A4E #301D4E

monochromatic

#161508 #211F0C #4E491D #7B732E #A79D3E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.15

#4E491D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.29

#4E491D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E491D

9.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E491D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E491D	1.00	9.15	2.29	9.15
#FFFFFF	9.15	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.29	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.15	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#504718

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#51491F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#54443F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#484848

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e491d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 73, 29);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(40.0% 0.063 102.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#817b5b',
    500: '#4e491d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e491d;
$custom-light: #817b5b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e491d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 29
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 53.878,
    "s": 45.794,
    "l": 20.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.39997,
    "c": 0.06331,
    "h": 102.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.06473
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E491D

secondary

#444A83

accent

#60D552

background

#F8F7F5

surface

#EFEDE9

border

#CAC8C5

text

#0A0904

muted

#7C7B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E491D

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

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