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#4e4601 color: Sugarloaf Brown

#4e4601 is rgb(78, 70, 1) in RGB and oklch(39.009% 0.08108 101.934) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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54°
100%

39%
0.081
102°
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Taupe
  • lime-900
  • Black 69%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
9.54:1Readable · AA
Lc -96
Black text
2.20:1Hard to read
Lc 12

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About #4e4601

#4e4601 is a soft dark yellow color. In OKLCH it has 39% lightness, 0.081 chroma and a hue of 102°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 9.54:1 contrast and black text 2.2:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Sugarloaf Brown (#554400). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is lime-900.

More yellow colors

Lighter: #4e4601 mixed with white

  1. 4e4601
  2. 5e5722
  3. 6e683b
  4. 7f7a52
  5. 908c6a
  6. a29e81
  7. b4b19a
  8. c6c4b2
  9. d9d7cb
  10. ecebe5

Darker: #4e4601 mixed with black

  1. 4e4601
  2. 433c01
  3. 383201
  4. 2d2800
  5. 231e00
  6. 191500
  7. 0f0d00
  8. 070500
  9. 020200
  10. 000000

Calmer: #4e4601 with less saturation

  1. 4e4601
  2. 4d460f
  3. 4c4618
  4. 4b4620
  5. 4a4626
  6. 49462c
  7. 484632
  8. 474637
  9. 47453c
  10. 464540

Questions about #4e4601

What color is #4e4601?

#4e4601 is soft dark yellow. The closest named color is Sugarloaf Brown. In RGB it is rgb(78, 70, 1), in HSL hsl(53.77, 97.47%, 15.49%) and in OKLCH oklch(39.009% 0.08108 101.934).

What colors go well with #4e4601?

The complementary color of #4e4601 is #3f3f6f. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #5f3d04 and #344e1c. The triadic partners are #004e64 and #623251.

Is white or black text more readable on #4e4601?

White text reads better on #4e4601: white gives a contrast ratio of 9.54:1 and black gives 2.2:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #4e4601 a warm or cool color?

#4e4601 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 102 degrees, its lightness 39% and its chroma 0.081.