#4E5612#4E5612

#4E5612 is a dark, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.083; OKLCH L 43.2% C 0.089 H 116.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E5612
RGB	rgb(78, 86, 18)
HSL	hsl(67, 65%, 20%)
HSV	hsv(67, 79%, 34%)
CMYK	cmyk(9.3%, 0%, 79.1%, 66.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.64, -12.98, 36.07)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.64, 38.33, 109.79°)
OKLab	oklab(43.21% -0.0392 0.0799)
OKLCH	oklch(43.21% 0.089 116.2)
XYZ	xyz(6.5790, 8.3190, 1.8313)
Luminance	0.0832 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E5612 #1A1256

analogous

#563C12 #4E5612 #2C5612

triadic

#4E5612 #124E56 #56124E

tetradic

#4E5612 #12563C #1A1256 #56122C

square

#4E5612 #12563C #1A1256 #56122C

split-complementary

#4E5612 #122C56 #3C1256

monochromatic

#171905 #202307 #4E5612 #7C891D #AABB27

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.88

#4E5612 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.66

#4E5612 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E5612

7.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E5612	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E5612	1.00	7.88	2.66	7.88
#FFFFFF	7.88	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.66	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.88	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5D5105

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5C5218

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#535149

Achromatopsia (no color)

#515151

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e5612;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 86, 18);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.2% 0.089 116.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#828556',
    500: '#4e5612',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e5612;
$custom-light: #828556;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e5612",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 86,
    "b": 18
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 67.059,
    "s": 65.385,
    "l": 20.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4321,
    "c": 0.08896,
    "h": 116.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.08319
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E5612

secondary

#40358F

accent

#3FE853

background

#F8F8F5

surface

#EFEFE9

border

#CACAC5

text

#0B0B03

muted

#7C7C78

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E5612

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

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