#4E501F#4E501F

#4E501F is a dark, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.075; OKLCH L 41.8% C 0.070 H 111.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.43:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E501F
RGB	rgb(78, 80, 31)
HSL	hsl(62, 44%, 22%)
HSV	hsv(62, 61%, 31%)
CMYK	cmyk(2.5%, 0%, 61.2%, 68.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.82, -8.55, 28.06)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.82, 29.33, 106.94°)
OKLab	oklab(41.79% -0.0253 0.0651)
OKLCH	oklch(41.79% 0.07 111.2)
XYZ	xyz(6.2580, 7.4561, 2.4056)
Luminance	0.0746 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E501F #211F50

analogous

#503A1F #4E501F #36501F

triadic

#4E501F #1F4E50 #501F4E

tetradic

#4E501F #1F503A #211F50 #501F36

square

#4E501F #1F503A #211F50 #501F36

split-complementary

#4E501F #1F3650 #3A1F50

monochromatic

#161609 #23240E #4E501F #797C30 #A4A841

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.43

#4E501F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.49

#4E501F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E501F

8.43:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E501F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E501F	1.00	8.43	2.49	8.43
#FFFFFF	8.43	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.49	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.43	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#564C1A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#564E22

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#534B45

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4D4D4D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e501f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 80, 31);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.8% 0.070 111.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#81815d',
    500: '#4e501f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e501f;
$custom-light: #81815d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e501f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 80,
    "b": 31
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 62.449,
    "s": 44.144,
    "l": 21.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.41793,
    "c": 0.06986,
    "h": 111.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.07456
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E501F

secondary

#494685

accent

#54D459

background

#F8F7F5

surface

#EFEEE9

border

#CAC9C5

text

#0A0A04

muted

#7C7C79

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E501F

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

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