#4E5518#4E5518

#4E5518 is a dark, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.082; OKLCH L 43.0% C 0.083 H 115.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E5518
RGB	rgb(78, 85, 24)
HSL	hsl(67, 56%, 21%)
HSV	hsv(67, 72%, 33%)
CMYK	cmyk(8.2%, 0%, 71.8%, 66.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.36, -12.02, 33.21)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.36, 35.32, 109.90°)
OKLab	oklab(43% -0.0359 0.075)
OKLCH	oklch(43% 0.083 115.6)
XYZ	xyz(6.5554, 8.1827, 2.0981)
Luminance	0.0818 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E5518 #1F1855

analogous

#553E18 #4E5518 #305518

triadic

#4E5518 #184E55 #55184E

tetradic

#4E5518 #18553E #1F1855 #551830

square

#4E5518 #18553E #1F1855 #551830

split-complementary

#4E5518 #183055 #3E1855

monochromatic

#161807 #22250B #4E5518 #7A8525 #A6B433

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.96

#4E5518 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.64

#4E5518 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E5518

7.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E5518	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E5518	1.00	7.96	2.64	7.96
#FFFFFF	7.96	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.64	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.96	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5B500F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5B511C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#535049

Achromatopsia (no color)

#515151

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e5518;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 85, 24);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.0% 0.083 115.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#828459',
    500: '#4e5518',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e5518;
$custom-light: #828459;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e5518",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 24
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 66.885,
    "s": 55.963,
    "l": 21.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43001,
    "c": 0.08312,
    "h": 115.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.08183
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E5518

secondary

#463D8C

accent

#49DF5A

background

#F8F8F5

surface

#EFEFE9

border

#CACAC5

text

#0B0B04

muted

#7C7C79

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E5518

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

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