#4E5511#4E5511

#4E5511 is a dark, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.082; OKLCH L 42.9% C 0.088 H 115.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E5511
RGB	rgb(78, 85, 17)
HSL	hsl(66, 67%, 20%)
HSV	hsv(66, 80%, 33%)
CMYK	cmyk(8.2%, 0%, 80%, 66.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.31, -12.46, 36.14)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.31, 38.23, 109.03°)
OKLab	oklab(42.94% -0.0379 0.0798)
OKLCH	oklch(42.94% 0.088 115.4)
XYZ	xyz(6.4917, 8.1573, 1.7627)
Luminance	0.0816 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

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Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E5511 #181155

analogous

#553A11 #4E5511 #2C5511

triadic

#4E5511 #114E55 #55114E

tetradic

#4E5511 #11553A #181155 #55112C

square

#4E5511 #11553A #181155 #55112C

split-complementary

#4E5511 #112C55 #3A1155

monochromatic

#171A05 #1F2207 #4E5511 #7D881B #ACBB25

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.98

#4E5511 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.63

#4E5511 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E5511

7.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E5511	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E5511	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)

#5C5004

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5B5117

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#545048

Achromatopsia (no color)

#515151

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e5511;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 85, 17);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.9% 0.088 115.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#828455',
    500: '#4e5511',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e5511;
$custom-light: #828455;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e5511",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 17
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 66.176,
    "s": 66.667,
    "l": 20
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42942,
    "c": 0.08835,
    "h": 115.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.08157
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E5511

secondary

#3D348E

accent

#3EEA50

background

#F8F8F5

surface

#EFEFE9

border

#CACAC5

text

#0B0B03

muted

#7C7C78

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E5511

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

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