#4E551C#4E551C

#4E551C is a dark, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.082; OKLCH L 43.0% C 0.080 H 115.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E551C
RGB	rgb(78, 85, 28)
HSL	hsl(67, 50%, 22%)
HSV	hsv(67, 67%, 33%)
CMYK	cmyk(8.2%, 0%, 67.1%, 66.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.40, -11.72, 31.34)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.40, 33.46, 110.50°)
OKLab	oklab(43.04% -0.0346 0.0717)
OKLCH	oklch(43.04% 0.08 115.8)
XYZ	xyz(6.6001, 8.2006, 2.3336)
Luminance	0.0820 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#4E551C #231C55

analogous

#553F1C #4E551C #32551C

triadic

#4E551C #1C4E55 #551C4E

tetradic

#4E551C #1C553F #231C55 #551C32

square

#4E551C #1C553F #231C55 #551C32

split-complementary

#4E551C #1C3255 #3F1C55

monochromatic

#151708 #24270D #4E551C #78832B #A2B13A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.95

#4E551C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.64

#4E551C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E551C

7.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E551C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E551C	1.00	7.95	2.64	7.95
#FFFFFF	7.95	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.64	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.95	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5B5115

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5B5120

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#535049

Achromatopsia (no color)

#515151

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e551c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 85, 28);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.0% 0.080 115.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#81845b',
    500: '#4e551c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e551c;
$custom-light: #81845b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e551c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 28
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 67.368,
    "s": 50.442,
    "l": 22.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43042,
    "c": 0.07958,
    "h": 115.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.08201
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E551C

secondary

#4B428B

accent

#4EDA5F

background

#F8F8F5

surface

#EFEFE9

border

#CACAC5

text

#0A0B04

muted

#7C7C79

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E551C

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

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