#4E511D#4E511D

#4E511D is a dark, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.076; OKLCH L 42.0% C 0.073 H 112.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.34:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E511D
RGB	rgb(78, 81, 29)
HSL	hsl(63, 47%, 22%)
HSV	hsv(63, 64%, 32%)
CMYK	cmyk(3.7%, 0%, 64.2%, 68.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.12, -9.31, 29.44)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.12, 30.88, 107.55°)
OKLab	oklab(42.02% -0.0277 0.0678)
OKLCH	oklch(42.02% 0.073 112.2)
XYZ	xyz(6.3062, 7.5934, 2.2956)
Luminance	0.0759 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

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Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E511D #201D51

analogous

#513A1D #4E511D #34511D

triadic

#4E511D #1D4E51 #511D4E

tetradic

#4E511D #1D513A #201D51 #511D34

square

#4E511D #1D513A #201D51 #511D34

split-complementary

#4E511D #1D3451 #3A1D51

monochromatic

#161708 #23240D #4E511D #797E2D #A5AB3D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.34

#4E511D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.52

#4E511D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E511D

8.34:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E511D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E511D	1.00	8.34	2.52	8.34
#FFFFFF	8.34	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.52	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.34	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#574D17

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#574F20

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#534C46

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4E4E4E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e511d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 81, 29);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.0% 0.073 112.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#81815b',
    500: '#4e511d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e511d;
$custom-light: #81815b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e511d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 81,
    "b": 29
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 63.462,
    "s": 47.273,
    "l": 21.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42024,
    "c": 0.07324,
    "h": 112.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.07593
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E511D

secondary

#474486

accent

#51D759

background

#F8F7F5

surface

#EFEEE9

border

#CAC9C5

text

#0A0A04

muted

#7C7C79

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E511D

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

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