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#4e4a03 color: Scorzonera Brown

#4e4a03 is rgb(78, 74, 3) in RGB and oklch(40.03% 0.08367 105.993) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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57°
100%

40%
0.084
106°
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Taupe
  • lime-900
  • Black 69%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
9.11:1Readable · AA
Lc -95
Black text
2.30:1Hard to read
Lc 13

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About #4e4a03

#4e4a03 is a soft dark yellow color. In OKLCH it has 40% lightness, 0.084 chroma and a hue of 106°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 9.11:1 contrast and black text 2.3:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Scorzonera Brown (#544e03). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is lime-900.

More yellow colors

Lighter: #4e4a03 mixed with white

  1. 4e4a03
  2. 5e5b24
  3. 6e6c3c
  4. 7f7d54
  5. 908f6b
  6. a1a183
  7. b3b39b
  8. c6c5b3
  9. d9d8cc
  10. ecece5

Darker: #4e4a03 mixed with black

  1. 4e4a03
  2. 433f02
  3. 383502
  4. 2d2a01
  5. 232001
  6. 191700
  7. 0f0e00
  8. 070600
  9. 020200
  10. 000000

Calmer: #4e4a03 with less saturation

  1. 4e4a03
  2. 4d4a11
  3. 4d4a1b
  4. 4c4a22
  5. 4b4a29
  6. 4b492f
  7. 4a4934
  8. 494939
  9. 49483e
  10. 484843

Questions about #4e4a03

What color is #4e4a03?

#4e4a03 is soft dark yellow. The closest named color is Scorzonera Brown. In RGB it is rgb(78, 74, 3), in HSL hsl(56.8, 92.59%, 15.88%) and in OKLCH oklch(40.03% 0.08367 105.993).

What colors go well with #4e4a03?

The complementary color of #4e4a03 is #444073. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #614001 and #325221. The triadic partners are #00506a and #673451.

Is white or black text more readable on #4e4a03?

White text reads better on #4e4a03: white gives a contrast ratio of 9.11:1 and black gives 2.3:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #4e4a03 a warm or cool color?

#4e4a03 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 106 degrees, its lightness 40% and its chroma 0.084.