#4E5524#4E5524

#4E5524 is a dark, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.082; OKLCH L 43.1% C 0.071 H 116.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E5524
RGB	rgb(78, 85, 36)
HSL	hsl(69, 40%, 24%)
HSV	hsv(69, 58%, 33%)
CMYK	cmyk(8.2%, 0%, 57.6%, 66.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.49, -10.98, 27.27)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.49, 29.40, 111.92°)
OKLab	oklab(43.14% -0.0316 0.0641)
OKLCH	oklch(43.14% 0.071 116.2)
XYZ	xyz(6.7089, 8.2442, 2.9066)
Luminance	0.0824 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E5524 #2B2455

analogous

#554324 #4E5524 #355524

triadic

#4E5524 #244E55 #55244E

tetradic

#4E5524 #245543 #2B2455 #552435

square

#4E5524 #245543 #2B2455 #552435

split-complementary

#4E5524 #243555 #432455

monochromatic

#141509 #272A12 #4E5524 #758036 #9DAB48

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.93

#4E5524 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.65

#4E5524 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E5524

7.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E5524	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E5524	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)

#5B511F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5A5127

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#53504A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#515151

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e5524;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 85, 36);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.1% 0.071 116.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#818460',
    500: '#4e5524',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e5524;
$custom-light: #818460;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e5524",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 36
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 68.571,
    "s": 40.496,
    "l": 23.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43142,
    "c": 0.07141,
    "h": 116.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.08244
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E5524

secondary

#554C89

accent

#57D069

background

#F8F8F5

surface

#EFEFE9

border

#CACAC5

text

#0A0B05

muted

#7C7C79

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E5524

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

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