#4F4516#4F4516

#4F4516 is a dark, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.060; OKLCH L 39.0% C 0.066 H 97.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.57:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4F4516
RGB	rgb(79, 69, 22)
HSL	hsl(49, 56%, 20%)
HSV	hsv(49, 72%, 31%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 12.7%, 72.2%, 69%)
CIE-LAB	lab(29.35, -2.12, 28.98)
CIE-LCH	lch(29.35, 29.05, 94.19°)
OKLab	oklab(39.03% -0.0082 0.0656)
OKLCH	oklch(39.03% 0.066 97.2)
XYZ	xyz(5.4976, 5.9767, 1.6229)
Luminance	0.0598 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4F4516 #16204F

analogous

#4F2916 #4F4516 #3D4F16

triadic

#4F4516 #164F45 #45164F

tetradic

#4F4516 #164F29 #16204F #4F163D

square

#4F4516 #164F29 #16204F #4F163D

split-complementary

#4F4516 #163D4F #29164F

monochromatic

#181507 #1F1B09 #4F4516 #7F6F23 #AF9931

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.57

#4F4516 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.20

#4F4516 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4F4516

9.57:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4F4516	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4F4516	1.00	9.57	2.20	9.57
#FFFFFF	9.57	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.20	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.57	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4C4310

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4F4718

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#563F3B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#454545

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4f4516;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(79, 69, 22);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(39.0% 0.066 97.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#837856',
    500: '#4f4516',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4f4516;
$custom-light: #837856;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4f4516",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 79,
    "g": 69,
    "b": 22
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 49.474,
    "s": 56.436,
    "l": 19.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.39027,
    "c": 0.06615,
    "h": 97.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.05976
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4F4516

secondary

#3A4886

accent

#63E048

background

#F8F7F5

surface

#EFEDE9

border

#CAC8C5

text

#0B0803

muted

#7C7B78

Preview Lab

Preview with #4F4516

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

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