#4E5017#4E5017

#4E5017 is a dark, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.074; OKLCH L 41.7% C 0.078 H 111.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.45:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E5017
RGB	rgb(78, 80, 23)
HSL	hsl(62, 55%, 20%)
HSV	hsv(62, 71%, 31%)
CMYK	cmyk(2.5%, 0%, 71.2%, 68.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.74, -9.20, 32.00)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.74, 33.30, 106.03°)
OKLab	oklab(41.7% -0.0281 0.0722)
OKLCH	oklch(41.7% 0.078 111.3)
XYZ	xyz(6.1654, 7.4190, 1.9177)
Luminance	0.0742 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E5017 #191750

analogous

#503517 #4E5017 #325017

triadic

#4E5017 #174E50 #50174E

tetradic

#4E5017 #175035 #191750 #501732

square

#4E5017 #175035 #191750 #501732

split-complementary

#4E5017 #173250 #351750

monochromatic

#171807 #202009 #4E5017 #7C8025 #ABAF32

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.45

#4E5017 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.48

#4E5017 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E5017

8.45:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E5017	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E5017	1.00	8.45	2.48	8.45
#FFFFFF	8.45	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.48	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.45	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#574C0F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#574E1B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#544B44

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4D4D4D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e5017;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 80, 23);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.7% 0.078 111.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#828058',
    500: '#4e5017',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e5017;
$custom-light: #828058;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e5017",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 80,
    "b": 23
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 62.105,
    "s": 55.34,
    "l": 20.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.41703,
    "c": 0.07752,
    "h": 111.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.07419
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E5017

secondary

#3E3C87

accent

#49DF4E

background

#F8F7F5

surface

#EFEEE9

border

#CAC9C5

text

#0B0A03

muted

#7C7C78

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E5017

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

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