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#4e4a06 color: Scorzonera Brown

#4e4a06 is rgb(78, 74, 6) in RGB and oklch(40.048% 0.082 105.86) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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57°
100%

40%
0.082
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
2.31:1Hard to read
Lc 13

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About #4e4a06

#4e4a06 is a soft dark yellow color. In OKLCH it has 40% lightness, 0.082 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 2.31:1, 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: #4e4a06 mixed with white

  1. 4e4a06
  2. 5e5b25
  3. 6e6c3e
  4. 7f7d55
  5. 908e6c
  6. a1a083
  7. b3b39b
  8. c6c5b3
  9. d9d8cc
  10. ecece5

Darker: #4e4a06 mixed with black

  1. 4e4a06
  2. 433f04
  3. 383503
  4. 2d2a02
  5. 232001
  6. 191701
  7. 0f0e00
  8. 070600
  9. 020200
  10. 000000

Calmer: #4e4a06 with less saturation

  1. 4e4a06
  2. 4d4a13
  3. 4d4a1c
  4. 4c4a23
  5. 4b4a29
  6. 4b492f
  7. 4a4934
  8. 49493a
  9. 49483e
  10. 484843

Questions about #4e4a06

What color is #4e4a06?

#4e4a06 is soft dark yellow. The closest named color is Scorzonera Brown. In RGB it is rgb(78, 74, 6), in HSL hsl(56.67, 85.71%, 16.47%) and in OKLCH oklch(40.048% 0.082 105.86).

What colors go well with #4e4a06?

The complementary color of #4e4a06 is #444072. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #614104 and #335222. The triadic partners are #005069 and #673451.

Is white or black text more readable on #4e4a06?

White text reads better on #4e4a06: white gives a contrast ratio of 9.11:1 and black gives 2.31:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #4e4a06 a warm or cool color?

#4e4a06 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 106 degrees, its lightness 40% and its chroma 0.082.