#4E4E22#4E4E22

#4E4E22 is a dark, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.072; OKLCH L 41.3% C 0.064 H 108.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E4E22
RGB	rgb(78, 78, 34)
HSL	hsl(60, 39%, 22%)
HSV	hsv(60, 56%, 31%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 0%, 56.4%, 69.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.22, -7.07, 25.73)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.22, 26.68, 105.36°)
OKLab	oklab(41.33% -0.0207 0.0605)
OKLCH	oklch(41.33% 0.064 108.9)
XYZ	xyz(6.1552, 7.1841, 2.5755)
Luminance	0.0718 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E4E22 #22224E

analogous

#4E3822 #4E4E22 #384E22

triadic

#4E4E22 #224E4E #4E224E

tetradic

#4E4E22 #224E38 #22224E #4E2238

square

#4E4E22 #224E38 #22224E #4E2238

split-complementary

#4E4E22 #22384E #38224E

monochromatic

#151509 #23230F #4E4E22 #797935 #A3A347

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.62

#4E4E22 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.44

#4E4E22 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E4E22

8.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E4E22	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E4E22	1.00	8.62	2.44	8.62
#FFFFFF	8.62	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.44	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.62	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#544B1E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#554D24

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#534944

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4C4C4C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e4e22;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 78, 34);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.3% 0.064 108.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#817f5e',
    500: '#4e4e22',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e4e22;
$custom-light: #817f5e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e4e22",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 34
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 60,
    "s": 39.286,
    "l": 21.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.41326,
    "c": 0.06394,
    "h": 108.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.07184
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E4E22

secondary

#4A4A82

accent

#59CF59

background

#F8F7F5

surface

#EFEEE9

border

#CAC9C5

text

#0A0A04

muted

#7C7C79

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E4E22

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