#4E551A#4E551A

#4E551A is a dark, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.082; OKLCH L 43.0% C 0.081 H 115.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E551A
RGB	rgb(78, 85, 26)
HSL	hsl(67, 53%, 22%)
HSV	hsv(67, 69%, 33%)
CMYK	cmyk(8.2%, 0%, 69.4%, 66.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.38, -11.87, 32.29)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.38, 34.40, 110.19°)
OKLab	oklab(43.02% -0.0353 0.0734)
OKLCH	oklch(43.02% 0.081 115.7)
XYZ	xyz(6.5770, 8.1914, 2.2117)
Luminance	0.0819 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#4E551A #211A55

analogous

#553F1A #4E551A #31551A

triadic

#4E551A #1A4E55 #551A4E

tetradic

#4E551A #1A553F #211A55 #551A31

square

#4E551A #1A553F #211A55 #551A31

split-complementary

#4E551A #1A3155 #3F1A55

monochromatic

#161707 #23260C #4E551A #798428 #A4B337

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.96

#4E551A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.64

#4E551A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E551A

7.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E551A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E551A	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)

#5B5012

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5B511E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#535049

Achromatopsia (no color)

#515151

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e551a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 85, 26);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.0% 0.081 115.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#81845a',
    500: '#4e551a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e551a;
$custom-light: #81845a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e551a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 26
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 67.119,
    "s": 53.153,
    "l": 21.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43021,
    "c": 0.08139,
    "h": 115.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.08191
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E551A

secondary

#49408B

accent

#4BDD5C

background

#F8F8F5

surface

#EFEFE9

border

#CACAC5

text

#0B0B04

muted

#7C7C79

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E551A

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

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