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#4e4605 color: Sugarloaf Brown

#4e4605 is rgb(78, 70, 5) in RGB and oklch(39.033% 0.07873 101.618) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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53°
100%

39%
0.079
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 #4e4605

#4e4605 is a soft dark yellow color. In OKLCH it has 39% lightness, 0.079 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: #4e4605 mixed with white

  1. 4e4605
  2. 5e5724
  3. 6e683c
  4. 7f7a53
  5. 908c6b
  6. a29e82
  7. b4b19a
  8. c6c4b3
  9. d9d7cc
  10. ecebe5

Darker: #4e4605 mixed with black

  1. 4e4605
  2. 433c04
  3. 383203
  4. 2d2802
  5. 231e01
  6. 191501
  7. 0f0d00
  8. 070500
  9. 020200
  10. 000000

Calmer: #4e4605 with less saturation

  1. 4e4605
  2. 4d4612
  3. 4c461a
  4. 4b4621
  5. 4a4627
  6. 49462d
  7. 484632
  8. 474637
  9. 47463c
  10. 464541

Questions about #4e4605

What color is #4e4605?

#4e4605 is soft dark yellow. The closest named color is Sugarloaf Brown. In RGB it is rgb(78, 70, 5), in HSL hsl(53.42, 87.95%, 16.27%) and in OKLCH oklch(39.033% 0.07873 101.618).

What colors go well with #4e4605?

The complementary color of #4e4605 is #3e3f6e. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #5f3d08 and #354e1e. The triadic partners are #004e63 and #613351.

Is white or black text more readable on #4e4605?

White text reads better on #4e4605: 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 #4e4605 a warm or cool color?

#4e4605 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 102 degrees, its lightness 39% and its chroma 0.079.