#4E5514#4E5514

#4E5514 is a dark, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.082; OKLCH L 43.0% C 0.086 H 115.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E5514
RGB	rgb(78, 85, 20)
HSL	hsl(66, 62%, 21%)
HSV	hsv(66, 76%, 33%)
CMYK	cmyk(8.2%, 0%, 76.5%, 66.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.33, -12.29, 34.95)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.33, 37.04, 109.38°)
OKLab	oklab(42.97% -0.0371 0.0779)
OKLCH	oklch(42.97% 0.086 115.5)
XYZ	xyz(6.5168, 8.1673, 1.8948)
Luminance	0.0817 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E5514 #1B1455

analogous

#553B14 #4E5514 #2D5514

triadic

#4E5514 #144E55 #55144E

tetradic

#4E5514 #14553B #1B1455 #55142D

square

#4E5514 #14553B #1B1455 #55142D

split-complementary

#4E5514 #142D55 #3B1455

monochromatic

#171906 #212308 #4E5514 #7B8720 #A9B82B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.97

#4E5514 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.63

#4E5514 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E5514

7.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E5514	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E5514	1.00	7.97	2.63	7.97
#FFFFFF	7.97	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.63	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.97	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5B5009

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5B5119

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#535048

Achromatopsia (no color)

#515151

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e5514;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 85, 20);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.0% 0.086 115.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#828457',
    500: '#4e5514',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e5514;
$custom-light: #828457;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e5514",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 20
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 66.462,
    "s": 61.905,
    "l": 20.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42965,
    "c": 0.08626,
    "h": 115.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.08167
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E5514

secondary

#41388D

accent

#43E554

background

#F8F8F5

surface

#EFEFE9

border

#CACAC5

text

#0B0B03

muted

#7C7C78

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E5514

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

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