#4E511E#4E511E

#4E511E is a dark, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.076; OKLCH L 42.0% C 0.072 H 112.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.33:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E511E
RGB	rgb(78, 81, 30)
HSL	hsl(64, 46%, 22%)
HSV	hsv(64, 63%, 32%)
CMYK	cmyk(3.7%, 0%, 63%, 68.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.13, -9.22, 28.93)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.13, 30.37, 107.68°)
OKLab	oklab(42.04% -0.0273 0.0669)
OKLCH	oklch(42.04% 0.072 112.2)
XYZ	xyz(6.3188, 7.5984, 2.3618)
Luminance	0.0760 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E511E #211E51

analogous

#513B1E #4E511E #35511E

triadic

#4E511E #1E4E51 #511E4E

tetradic

#4E511E #1E513B #211E51 #511E35

square

#4E511E #1E513B #211E51 #511E35

split-complementary

#4E511E #1E3551 #3B1E51

monochromatic

#161608 #23240D #4E511E #797E2F #A4AA3F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.33

#4E511E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.52

#4E511E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E511E

8.33:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E511E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E511E	1.00	8.33	2.52	8.33
#FFFFFF	8.33	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.52	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.33	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#574D18

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#574F21

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#534C46

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4E4E4E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e511e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 81, 30);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.0% 0.072 112.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#81815c',
    500: '#4e511e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e511e;
$custom-light: #81815c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e511e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 81,
    "b": 30
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 63.529,
    "s": 45.946,
    "l": 21.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42036,
    "c": 0.07223,
    "h": 112.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.07598
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E511E

secondary

#494586

accent

#52D65A

background

#F8F7F5

surface

#EFEEE9

border

#CAC9C5

text

#0A0A04

muted

#7C7C79

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E511E

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

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