#4E551D#4E551D

#4E551D is a dark, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.082; OKLCH L 43.1% C 0.079 H 115.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E551D
RGB	rgb(78, 85, 29)
HSL	hsl(68, 49%, 22%)
HSV	hsv(68, 66%, 33%)
CMYK	cmyk(8.2%, 0%, 65.9%, 66.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.41, -11.63, 30.85)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.41, 32.97, 110.66°)
OKLab	oklab(43.05% -0.0342 0.0708)
OKLCH	oklch(43.05% 0.079 115.8)
XYZ	xyz(6.6123, 8.2055, 2.3976)
Luminance	0.0820 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E551D #241D55

analogous

#55401D #4E551D #32551D

triadic

#4E551D #1D4E55 #551D4E

tetradic

#4E551D #1D5540 #241D55 #551D32

square

#4E551D #1D5540 #241D55 #551D32

split-complementary

#4E551D #1D3255 #401D55

monochromatic

#151708 #24270D #4E551D #78832D #A2B03C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.95

#4E551D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.64

#4E551D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E551D

7.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E551D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E551D	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)

#5B5116

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5A5121

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#535049

Achromatopsia (no color)

#515151

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e551d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 85, 29);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.1% 0.079 115.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#81845c',
    500: '#4e551d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e551d;
$custom-light: #81845c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e551d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 29
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 67.5,
    "s": 49.123,
    "l": 22.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43053,
    "c": 0.07864,
    "h": 115.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.08205
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E551D

secondary

#4C448A

accent

#4FD960

background

#F8F8F5

surface

#EFEFE9

border

#CACAC5

text

#0A0B04

muted

#7C7C79

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E551D

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

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