#4E550F#4E550F

#4E550F is a dark, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.082; OKLCH L 42.9% C 0.090 H 115.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E550F
RGB	rgb(78, 85, 15)
HSL	hsl(66, 70%, 20%)
HSV	hsv(66, 82%, 33%)
CMYK	cmyk(8.2%, 0%, 82.4%, 66.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.30, -12.57, 36.89)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.30, 38.97, 108.81°)
OKLab	oklab(42.93% -0.0384 0.081)
OKLCH	oklch(42.93% 0.09 115.3)
XYZ	xyz(6.4768, 8.1513, 1.6840)
Luminance	0.0815 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E550F #160F55

analogous

#55390F #4E550F #2B550F

triadic

#4E550F #0F4E55 #550F4E

tetradic

#4E550F #0F5539 #160F55 #550F2B

square

#4E550F #0F5539 #160F55 #550F2B

split-complementary

#4E550F #0F2B55 #390F55

monochromatic

#181A05 #1E2106 #4E550F #7E8918 #ADBD21

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.98

#4E550F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.63

#4E550F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E550F

7.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E550F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E550F	1.00	7.98	2.63	7.98
#FFFFFF	7.98	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.63	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.98	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5C5001

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5B5115

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#545048

Achromatopsia (no color)

#515151

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e550f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 85, 15);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.9% 0.090 115.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#828454',
    500: '#4e550f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e550f;
$custom-light: #828454;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e550f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 15
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 66,
    "s": 70,
    "l": 19.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42928,
    "c": 0.08962,
    "h": 115.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.08151
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E550F

secondary

#3A318F

accent

#3BED4D

background

#F8F8F5

surface

#EFEFE9

border

#CACAC5

text

#0B0B03

muted

#7C7C78

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E550F

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