#4E500C#4E500C

#4E500C is a dark, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.074; OKLCH L 41.6% C 0.085 H 111.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.48:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E500C
RGB	rgb(78, 80, 12)
HSL	hsl(62, 74%, 18%)
HSV	hsv(62, 85%, 31%)
CMYK	cmyk(2.5%, 0%, 85%, 68.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.66, -9.83, 36.47)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.66, 37.77, 105.08°)
OKLab	oklab(41.62% -0.0311 0.0795)
OKLCH	oklch(41.62% 0.085 111.3)
XYZ	xyz(6.0771, 7.3837, 1.4528)
Luminance	0.0738 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E500C #0E0C50

analogous

#50300C #4E500C #2C500C

triadic

#4E500C #0C4E50 #500C4E

tetradic

#4E500C #0C5030 #0E0C50 #500C2C

square

#4E500C #0C5030 #0E0C50 #500C2C

split-complementary

#4E500C #0C2C50 #300C50

monochromatic

#1A1B04 #1A1B04 #4E500C #828514 #B6BA1C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.48

#4E500C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.48

#4E500C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E500C

8.48:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E500C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E500C	1.00	8.48	2.48	8.48
#FFFFFF	8.48	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.48	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.48	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#574C00

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#574E12

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#544A43

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4D4D4D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e500c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 80, 12);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.6% 0.085 111.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#828052',
    500: '#4e500c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e500c;
$custom-light: #828052;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e500c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 80,
    "b": 12
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 61.765,
    "s": 73.913,
    "l": 18.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.41616,
    "c": 0.08533,
    "h": 111.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.07384
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E500C

secondary

#2F2C8B

accent

#37F13D

background

#F8F7F4

surface

#EFEEE7

border

#CAC9C3

text

#0B0A02

muted

#7C7C78

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E500C

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

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