#4E5422#4E5422

#4E5422 is a dark, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.081; OKLCH L 42.9% C 0.072 H 115.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E5422
RGB	rgb(78, 84, 34)
HSL	hsl(67, 42%, 23%)
HSV	hsv(67, 60%, 33%)
CMYK	cmyk(7.1%, 0%, 59.5%, 67.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.14, -10.60, 27.95)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.14, 29.90, 110.76°)
OKLab	oklab(42.86% -0.0307 0.0653)
OKLCH	oklch(42.86% 0.072 115.2)
XYZ	xyz(6.6011, 8.0759, 2.7241)
Luminance	0.0808 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E5422 #282254

analogous

#544122 #4E5422 #355422

triadic

#4E5422 #224E54 #54224E

tetradic

#4E5422 #225441 #282254 #542235

square

#4E5422 #225441 #282254 #542235

split-complementary

#4E5422 #223554 #412254

monochromatic

#141609 #262810 #4E5422 #768034 #9FAB45

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.03

#4E5422 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.62

#4E5422 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E5422

8.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E5422	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E5422	1.00	8.03	2.62	8.03
#FFFFFF	8.03	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.62	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.03	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5A501D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#595125

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#534F49

Achromatopsia (no color)

#505050

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e5422;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 84, 34);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.9% 0.072 115.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#81845f',
    500: '#4e5422',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e5422;
$custom-light: #81845f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e5422",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 84,
    "b": 34
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 67.2,
    "s": 42.373,
    "l": 23.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42857,
    "c": 0.07216,
    "h": 115.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.08076
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E5422

secondary

#514A88

accent

#56D265

background

#F8F8F5

surface

#EFEFE9

border

#CACAC5

text

#0A0A04

muted

#7C7C79

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E5422

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

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