#4E4D07#4E4D07

#4E4D07 is a dark, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.069; OKLCH L 40.8% C 0.085 H 108.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E4D07
RGB	rgb(78, 77, 7)
HSL	hsl(59, 84%, 17%)
HSV	hsv(59, 91%, 31%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 1.3%, 91%, 69.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.68, -8.27, 37.28)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.68, 38.18, 102.50°)
OKLab	oklab(40.82% -0.0272 0.0801)
OKLCH	oklch(40.82% 0.085 108.7)
XYZ	xyz(5.8344, 6.9430, 1.2338)
Luminance	0.0694 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E4D07 #07084E

analogous

#4E2A07 #4E4D07 #2C4E07

triadic

#4E4D07 #074E4D #4D074E

tetradic

#4E4D07 #074E2A #07084E #4E072C

square

#4E4D07 #074E2A #07084E #4E072C

split-complementary

#4E4D07 #072C4E #2A074E

monochromatic

#1C1C03 #1C1C03 #4E4D07 #86840C #BEBC11

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.79

#4E4D07 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.39

#4E4D07 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E4D07

8.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E4D07	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E4D07	1.00	8.79	2.39	8.79
#FFFFFF	8.79	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.39	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.79	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#544900

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#554C0E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#544741

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4B4B4B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e4d07;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 77, 7);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(40.8% 0.085 108.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#827e4f',
    500: '#4e4d07',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e4d07;
$custom-light: #827e4f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e4d07",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 77,
    "b": 7
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 59.155,
    "s": 83.529,
    "l": 16.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.40818,
    "c": 0.0846,
    "h": 108.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.06943
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E4D07

secondary

#25268C

accent

#31FA2E

background

#F8F7F4

surface

#EFEEE7

border

#CAC9C3

text

#0B0902

muted

#7C7B78

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E4D07

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