#4E5424#4E5424

#4E5424 is a dark, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.081; OKLCH L 42.9% C 0.070 H 115.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E5424
RGB	rgb(78, 84, 36)
HSL	hsl(68, 40%, 24%)
HSV	hsv(68, 57%, 33%)
CMYK	cmyk(7.1%, 0%, 57.1%, 67.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.17, -10.40, 26.90)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.17, 28.84, 111.13°)
OKLab	oklab(42.89% -0.0299 0.0633)
OKLCH	oklch(42.89% 0.07 115.3)
XYZ	xyz(6.6308, 8.0878, 2.8805)
Luminance	0.0809 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E5424 #2A2454

analogous

#544224 #4E5424 #365424

triadic

#4E5424 #244E54 #54244E

tetradic

#4E5424 #245442 #2A2454 #542436

square

#4E5424 #245442 #2A2454 #542436

split-complementary

#4E5424 #243654 #422454

monochromatic

#141509 #262912 #4E5424 #767F36 #9EAA49

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.02

#4E5424 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.62

#4E5424 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E5424

8.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E5424	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E5424	1.00	8.02	2.62	8.02
#FFFFFF	8.02	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.62	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.02	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5A501F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#595127

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#534F49

Achromatopsia (no color)

#505050

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e5424;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 84, 36);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.9% 0.070 115.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#818460',
    500: '#4e5424',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e5424;
$custom-light: #818460;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e5424",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 84,
    "b": 36
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 67.5,
    "s": 40,
    "l": 23.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42885,
    "c": 0.06997,
    "h": 115.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.08088
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E5424

secondary

#544C88

accent

#58D067

background

#F8F8F5

surface

#EFEFE9

border

#CACAC5

text

#0A0A05

muted

#7C7C79

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E5424

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

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