#4E5525#4E5525

#4E5525 is a dark, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.083; OKLCH L 43.2% C 0.070 H 116.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E5525
RGB	rgb(78, 85, 37)
HSL	hsl(69, 39%, 24%)
HSV	hsv(69, 56%, 33%)
CMYK	cmyk(8.2%, 0%, 56.5%, 66.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.50, -10.87, 26.74)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.50, 28.87, 112.12°)
OKLab	oklab(43.16% -0.0311 0.063)
OKLCH	oklch(43.16% 0.07 116.3)
XYZ	xyz(6.7244, 8.2503, 2.9881)
Luminance	0.0825 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E5525 #2C2555

analogous

#554425 #4E5525 #365525

triadic

#4E5525 #254E55 #55254E

tetradic

#4E5525 #255544 #2C2555 #552536

square

#4E5525 #255544 #2C2555 #552536

split-complementary

#4E5525 #253655 #442555

monochromatic

#141509 #272A12 #4E5525 #758038 #9CAA4A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.92

#4E5525 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.65

#4E5525 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E5525

7.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E5525	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E5525	1.00	7.92	2.65	7.92
#FFFFFF	7.92	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.65	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.92	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5B5120

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5A5128

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#52514A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#515151

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e5525;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 85, 37);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.2% 0.070 116.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#818461',
    500: '#4e5525',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e5525;
$custom-light: #818461;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e5525",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 37
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 68.75,
    "s": 39.344,
    "l": 23.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43156,
    "c": 0.0703,
    "h": 116.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.0825
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E5525

secondary

#564D88

accent

#59CF6A

background

#F7F8F5

surface

#EEEFEA

border

#C9CAC6

text

#0A0B05

muted

#7C7C79

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E5525

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

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