#4E551E#4E551E

#4E551E is a dark, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.082; OKLCH L 43.1% C 0.078 H 115.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E551E
RGB	rgb(78, 85, 30)
HSL	hsl(68, 48%, 23%)
HSV	hsv(68, 65%, 33%)
CMYK	cmyk(8.2%, 0%, 64.7%, 66.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.42, -11.55, 30.36)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.42, 32.48, 110.82°)
OKLab	oklab(43.07% -0.0339 0.0699)
OKLCH	oklch(43.07% 0.078 115.9)
XYZ	xyz(6.6249, 8.2105, 2.4638)
Luminance	0.0821 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E551E #251E55

analogous

#55401E #4E551E #33551E

triadic

#4E551E #1E4E55 #551E4E

tetradic

#4E551E #1E5540 #251E55 #551E33

square

#4E551E #1E5540 #251E55 #551E33

split-complementary

#4E551E #1E3355 #401E55

monochromatic

#151708 #24280E #4E551E #78822E #A1AF3E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.95

#4E551E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.64

#4E551E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E551E

7.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E551E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E551E	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)

#5B5118

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5A5121

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#535049

Achromatopsia (no color)

#515151

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e551e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 85, 30);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.1% 0.078 115.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#81845c',
    500: '#4e551e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e551e;
$custom-light: #81845c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e551e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 30
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 67.636,
    "s": 47.826,
    "l": 22.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43065,
    "c": 0.07767,
    "h": 115.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.0821
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E551E

secondary

#4E458A

accent

#50D762

background

#F8F8F5

surface

#EFEFE9

border

#CACAC5

text

#0A0B04

muted

#7C7C79

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E551E

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

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