#4E4E25#4E4E25

#4E4E25 is a dark, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.072; OKLCH L 41.4% C 0.060 H 108.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E4E25
RGB	rgb(78, 78, 37)
HSL	hsl(60, 36%, 23%)
HSV	hsv(60, 53%, 31%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 0%, 52.6%, 69.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.26, -6.75, 24.08)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.26, 25.01, 105.66°)
OKLab	oklab(41.37% -0.0194 0.0572)
OKLCH	oklch(41.37% 0.06 108.8)
XYZ	xyz(6.2003, 7.2022, 2.8134)
Luminance	0.0720 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E4E25 #25254E

analogous

#4E3925 #4E4E25 #394E25

triadic

#4E4E25 #254E4E #4E254E

tetradic

#4E4E25 #254E39 #25254E #4E2539

square

#4E4E25 #254E39 #25254E #4E2539

split-complementary

#4E4E25 #25394E #39254E

monochromatic

#15150A #242411 #4E4E25 #787839 #A1A14C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.61

#4E4E25 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.44

#4E4E25 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E4E25

8.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E4E25	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E4E25	1.00	8.61	2.44	8.61
#FFFFFF	8.61	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.44	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.61	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#544B21

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#544D27

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#534A45

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4C4C4C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e4e25;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 78, 37);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.4% 0.060 108.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#817f60',
    500: '#4e4e25',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e4e25;
$custom-light: #817f60;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e4e25",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 37
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 60,
    "s": 35.652,
    "l": 22.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.41371,
    "c": 0.06044,
    "h": 108.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.07202
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E4E25

secondary

#4E4E81

accent

#5CCC5C

background

#F7F7F5

surface

#EEEEE9

border

#C9C9C5

text

#0A0A05

muted

#7C7C79

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E4E25

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

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