#4E5512#4E5512

#4E5512 is a dark, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.082; OKLCH L 43.0% C 0.088 H 115.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E5512
RGB	rgb(78, 85, 18)
HSL	hsl(66, 65%, 20%)
HSV	hsv(66, 79%, 33%)
CMYK	cmyk(8.2%, 0%, 78.8%, 66.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.31, -12.41, 35.75)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.31, 37.85, 109.14°)
OKLab	oklab(42.95% -0.0376 0.0792)
OKLCH	oklch(42.95% 0.088 115.4)
XYZ	xyz(6.4997, 8.1605, 1.8049)
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

#4E5512 #191255

analogous

#553B12 #4E5512 #2C5512

triadic

#4E5512 #124E55 #55124E

tetradic

#4E5512 #12553B #191255 #55122C

square

#4E5512 #12553B #191255 #55122C

split-complementary

#4E5512 #122C55 #3B1255

monochromatic

#171905 #202207 #4E5512 #7C881D #ABBA27

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.98

#4E5512 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.63

#4E5512 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E5512

7.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E5512	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E5512	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)

#5C5006

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5B5118

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#545048

Achromatopsia (no color)

#515151

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e5512;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 85, 18);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.0% 0.088 115.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#828455',
    500: '#4e5512',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e5512;
$custom-light: #828455;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e5512",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 18
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 66.269,
    "s": 65.049,
    "l": 20.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4295,
    "c": 0.08768,
    "h": 115.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.0816
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E5512

secondary

#3E358E

accent

#40E851

background

#F8F8F5

surface

#EFEFE9

border

#CACAC5

text

#0B0B03

muted

#7C7C78

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E5512

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

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