#4E500D#4E500D

#4E500D 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	#4E500D
RGB	rgb(78, 80, 13)
HSL	hsl(62, 72%, 18%)
HSV	hsv(62, 84%, 31%)
CMYK	cmyk(2.5%, 0%, 83.7%, 68.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.67, -9.78, 36.12)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.67, 37.42, 105.15°)
OKLab	oklab(41.62% -0.0308 0.0789)
OKLCH	oklch(41.62% 0.085 111.3)
XYZ	xyz(6.0834, 7.3862, 1.4859)
Luminance	0.0739 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

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Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E500D #0F0D50

analogous

#50300D #4E500D #2C500D

triadic

#4E500D #0D4E50 #500D4E

tetradic

#4E500D #0D5030 #0F0D50 #500D2C

square

#4E500D #0D5030 #0F0D50 #500D2C

split-complementary

#4E500D #0D2C50 #300D50

monochromatic

#1A1A04 #1B1B04 #4E500D #818516 #B5B91E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.48

#4E500D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.48

#4E500D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E500D

8.48:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E500D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E500D	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)

#574E13

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#544A44

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4D4D4D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e500d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 80, 13);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.6% 0.085 111.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#828052',
    500: '#4e500d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e500d;
$custom-light: #828052;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e500d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 80,
    "b": 13
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 61.791,
    "s": 72.043,
    "l": 18.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.41622,
    "c": 0.08475,
    "h": 111.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.07386
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E500D

secondary

#312E8B

accent

#39EF3E

background

#F8F7F4

surface

#EFEEE7

border

#CAC9C3

text

#0B0A02

muted

#7C7C78

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E500D

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

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