#4E5519#4E5519

#4E5519 is a dark, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.082; OKLCH L 43.0% C 0.082 H 115.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E5519
RGB	rgb(78, 85, 25)
HSL	hsl(67, 55%, 22%)
HSV	hsv(67, 71%, 33%)
CMYK	cmyk(8.2%, 0%, 70.6%, 66.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.37, -11.95, 32.75)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.37, 34.87, 110.04°)
OKLab	oklab(43.01% -0.0356 0.0742)
OKLCH	oklch(43.01% 0.082 115.6)
XYZ	xyz(6.5660, 8.1870, 2.1539)
Luminance	0.0819 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E5519 #201955

analogous

#553E19 #4E5519 #305519

triadic

#4E5519 #194E55 #55194E

tetradic

#4E5519 #19553E #201955 #551930

square

#4E5519 #19553E #201955 #551930

split-complementary

#4E5519 #193055 #3E1955

monochromatic

#161807 #23260B #4E5519 #798427 #A5B435

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.96

#4E5519 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.64

#4E5519 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E5519

7.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E5519	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E5519	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)

#5B5011

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5B511D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#535049

Achromatopsia (no color)

#515151

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e5519;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 85, 25);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.0% 0.082 115.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#828459',
    500: '#4e5519',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e5519;
$custom-light: #828459;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e5519",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 25
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 67,
    "s": 54.545,
    "l": 21.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43011,
    "c": 0.08227,
    "h": 115.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.08187
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E5519

secondary

#473E8B

accent

#4ADE5B

background

#F8F8F5

surface

#EFEFE9

border

#CACAC5

text

#0B0B04

muted

#7C7C79

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E5519

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

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