#756F4E#756F4E
#756F4E is a mid, muted yellow. Relative luminance 0.157; OKLCH L 53.8% C 0.049 H 99.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #756F4E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(117, 111, 78) |
| HSL | hsl(51, 20%, 38%) |
| HSV | hsv(51, 33%, 46%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 5.1%, 33.3%, 54.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(46.58, -3.22, 19.26) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(46.58, 19.52, 99.48°) |
| OKLab | oklab(53.84% -0.0077 0.0481) |
| OKLCH | oklch(53.84% 0.049 99.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(14.3959, 15.7012, 9.4785) |
| Luminance | 0.1570 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Grey Brown
#7F7053
ΔE00 5.11
Greyish Brown
#7A6A4F
ΔE00 6.01
Brownish Grey
#86775F
ΔE00 7.50
Dull Brown
#876E4B
ΔE00 8.64
Brown Grey
#8D8468
ΔE00 8.99
Olive Drab
#6F7632
ΔE00 9.18
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#756F4E #4E5475
analogous
#755B4E #756F4E #67754E
triadic
#756F4E #4E756F #6F4E75
tetradic
#756F4E #4E755B #4E5475 #754E67
square
#756F4E #4E755B #4E5475 #754E67
split-complementary
#756F4E #4E6775 #5B4E75
monochromatic
#2C291D #504C36 #756F4E #999267 #B2AC8B
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.07
#756F4E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.14
#756F4E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #756F4E
5.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##756F4E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##756F4E | 1.00 | 5.07 | 4.14 | 5.07 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.07 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.14 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.07 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#756D4C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#776F4F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#7B6A66
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6E6E6E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #756f4e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(117, 111, 78); /* oklch */ color: oklch(53.8% 0.049 99.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#9d9880',
500: '#756f4e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #756f4e; $custom-light: #9d9880; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#756f4e",
"rgb": {
"r": 117,
"g": 111,
"b": 78
},
"hsl": {
"h": 50.769,
"s": 20,
"l": 38.235
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.53837,
"c": 0.04871,
"h": 99.1
},
"luminance": 0.15701
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#756F4E
secondary
#80859F
accent
#78BD6B
background
#F9F9F7
surface
#F2F2EE
border
#CCCCC9
text
#0E0D0A
muted
#7E7E7C