#4E5015#4E5015

#4E5015 is a dark, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.074; OKLCH L 41.7% C 0.079 H 111.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.46:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E5015
RGB	rgb(78, 80, 21)
HSL	hsl(62, 58%, 20%)
HSV	hsv(62, 74%, 31%)
CMYK	cmyk(2.5%, 0%, 73.7%, 68.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.73, -9.33, 32.91)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.73, 34.21, 105.84°)
OKLab	oklab(41.68% -0.0287 0.0738)
OKLCH	oklch(41.68% 0.079 111.3)
XYZ	xyz(6.1461, 7.4113, 1.8161)
Luminance	0.0741 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E5015 #171550

analogous

#503515 #4E5015 #315015

triadic

#4E5015 #154E50 #50154E

tetradic

#4E5015 #155035 #171550 #501531

square

#4E5015 #155035 #171550 #501531

split-complementary

#4E5015 #153150 #351550

monochromatic

#181806 #1F2008 #4E5015 #7D8022 #ADB12E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.46

#4E5015 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.48

#4E5015 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E5015

8.46:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E5015	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E5015	1.00	8.46	2.48	8.46
#FFFFFF	8.46	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.48	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.46	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#574C0C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#574E19

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#544B44

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4D4D4D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e5015;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 80, 21);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.7% 0.079 111.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#828056',
    500: '#4e5015',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e5015;
$custom-light: #828056;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e5015",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 80,
    "b": 21
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 62.034,
    "s": 58.416,
    "l": 19.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.41684,
    "c": 0.07918,
    "h": 111.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.07411
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E5015

secondary

#3C3988

accent

#46E24B

background

#F8F7F5

surface

#EFEEE9

border

#CAC9C5

text

#0B0A03

muted

#7C7C78

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E5015

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

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