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#4e4c02 color: Scorzonera Brown

#4e4c02 is rgb(78, 76, 2) in RGB and oklch(40.534% 0.08626 107.944) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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58°
100%

40.5%
0.086
108°
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Vivid
  • Deep
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Taupe
  • lime-900
  • Black 69%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
8.90:1Readable · AA
Lc -95
Black text
2.36:1Hard to read
Lc 14

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About #4e4c02

#4e4c02 is a deep dark yellow color. In OKLCH it has 40.5% lightness, 0.086 chroma and a hue of 108°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 8.9:1 contrast and black text 2.36:1, 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: #4e4c02 mixed with white

  1. 4e4c02
  2. 5e5c24
  3. 6e6d3d
  4. 7f7e54
  5. 90906b
  6. a1a283
  7. b3b49b
  8. c6c6b3
  9. d9d9cc
  10. ecece5

Darker: #4e4c02 mixed with black

  1. 4e4c02
  2. 434101
  3. 383601
  4. 2d2c01
  5. 232200
  6. 191800
  7. 0f0f00
  8. 070600
  9. 020200
  10. 000000

Calmer: #4e4c02 with less saturation

  1. 4e4c02
  2. 4d4c11
  3. 4d4c1b
  4. 4c4c23
  5. 4c4b29
  6. 4b4b2f
  7. 4b4b35
  8. 4a4a3a
  9. 4a4a3f
  10. 494944

Questions about #4e4c02

What color is #4e4c02?

#4e4c02 is deep dark yellow. The closest named color is Scorzonera Brown. In RGB it is rgb(78, 76, 2), in HSL hsl(58.42, 95%, 15.69%) and in OKLCH oklch(40.534% 0.08626 107.944).

What colors go well with #4e4c02?

The complementary color of #4e4c02 is #474075. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #624200 and #305423. The triadic partners are #00516d and #6a3451.

Is white or black text more readable on #4e4c02?

White text reads better on #4e4c02: white gives a contrast ratio of 8.9:1 and black gives 2.36:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #4e4c02 a warm or cool color?

#4e4c02 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 108 degrees, its lightness 40.5% and its chroma 0.086.