#4E5527#4E5527

#4E5527 is a dark, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.083; OKLCH L 43.2% C 0.068 H 116.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E5527
RGB	rgb(78, 85, 39)
HSL	hsl(69, 37%, 24%)
HSV	hsv(69, 54%, 33%)
CMYK	cmyk(8.2%, 0%, 54.1%, 66.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.53, -10.66, 25.66)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.53, 27.79, 112.55°)
OKLab	oklab(43.19% -0.0303 0.0609)
OKLCH	oklch(43.19% 0.068 116.5)
XYZ	xyz(6.7567, 8.2633, 3.1581)
Luminance	0.0826 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E5527 #2E2755

analogous

#554527 #4E5527 #375527

triadic

#4E5527 #274E55 #55274E

tetradic

#4E5527 #275545 #2E2755 #552737

square

#4E5527 #275545 #2E2755 #552737

split-complementary

#4E5527 #273755 #452755

monochromatic

#13150A #282B14 #4E5527 #747F3A #9BA94D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.92

#4E5527 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.65

#4E5527 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E5527

7.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E5527	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E5527	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)

#5A5123

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5A5229

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#52514A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#515151

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e5527;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 85, 39);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.2% 0.068 116.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#818462',
    500: '#4e5527',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e5527;
$custom-light: #818462;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e5527",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 39
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 69.13,
    "s": 37.097,
    "l": 24.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43186,
    "c": 0.068,
    "h": 116.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.08263
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E5527

secondary

#585088

accent

#5BCD6C

background

#F7F8F5

surface

#EEEFEA

border

#C9CAC6

text

#0A0B05

muted

#7C7C79

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E5527

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

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