#4E5622#4E5622

#4E5622 is a dark, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.084; OKLCH L 43.4% C 0.075 H 116.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E5622
RGB	rgb(78, 86, 34)
HSL	hsl(69, 43%, 24%)
HSV	hsv(69, 60%, 34%)
CMYK	cmyk(9.3%, 0%, 60.5%, 66.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.78, -11.75, 28.69)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.78, 31.00, 112.27°)
OKLab	oklab(43.37% -0.034 0.0669)
OKLCH	oklch(43.37% 0.075 116.9)
XYZ	xyz(6.7585, 8.3908, 2.7766)
Luminance	0.0839 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E5622 #2A2256

analogous

#564422 #4E5622 #345622

triadic

#4E5622 #224E56 #56224E

tetradic

#4E5622 #225644 #2A2256 #562234

square

#4E5622 #225644 #2A2256 #562234

split-complementary

#4E5622 #223456 #442256

monochromatic

#141609 #262A11 #4E5622 #768233 #9EAE45

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.84

#4E5622 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.68

#4E5622 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E5622

7.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E5622	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E5622	1.00	7.84	2.68	7.84
#FFFFFF	7.84	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.68	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.84	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5C521D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5B5225

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#53514B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#525252

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e5622;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 86, 34);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.4% 0.075 116.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#81855f',
    500: '#4e5622',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e5622;
$custom-light: #81855f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e5622",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 86,
    "b": 34
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 69.231,
    "s": 43.333,
    "l": 23.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43373,
    "c": 0.07502,
    "h": 116.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.08391
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E5622

secondary

#544A8A

accent

#55D368

background

#F8F8F5

surface

#EFEFE9

border

#CACAC5

text

#0A0B05

muted

#7C7C79

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E5622

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

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