#4E5523#4E5523

#4E5523 is a dark, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.082; OKLCH L 43.1% C 0.072 H 116.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E5523
RGB	rgb(78, 85, 35)
HSL	hsl(68, 42%, 24%)
HSV	hsv(68, 59%, 33%)
CMYK	cmyk(8.2%, 0%, 58.8%, 66.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.47, -11.08, 27.80)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.47, 29.93, 111.73°)
OKLab	oklab(43.13% -0.032 0.0651)
OKLCH	oklch(43.13% 0.073 116.2)
XYZ	xyz(6.6939, 8.2381, 2.8273)
Luminance	0.0824 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E5523 #2A2355

analogous

#554323 #4E5523 #355523

triadic

#4E5523 #234E55 #55234E

tetradic

#4E5523 #235543 #2A2355 #552335

square

#4E5523 #235543 #2A2355 #552335

split-complementary

#4E5523 #233555 #432355

monochromatic

#141609 #262A11 #4E5523 #768035 #9EAC47

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.93

#4E5523 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.65

#4E5523 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E5523

7.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E5523	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E5523	1.00	7.93	2.65	7.93
#FFFFFF	7.93	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.65	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.93	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5B511E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5A5126

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#53504A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#515151

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e5523;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 85, 35);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.1% 0.072 116.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#818460',
    500: '#4e5523',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e5523;
$custom-light: #818460;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e5523",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 35
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 68.4,
    "s": 41.667,
    "l": 23.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43128,
    "c": 0.0725,
    "h": 116.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.08238
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E5523

secondary

#544B89

accent

#56D168

background

#F8F8F5

surface

#EFEFE9

border

#CACAC5

text

#0A0B05

muted

#7C7C79

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E5523

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

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