#4e3b00

Color #4e3b00

A vivid, highly saturated very dark yellow.

Closest named color Saddle Brown #8b4513 · ΔE 27.11 Nearest Tailwind class yellow-900 #733e0a · ΔE 12.8

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Conversions

HEX

#4e3b00

RGB

rgb(78, 59, 0)

HSL

hsl(45.4, 100%, 15.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(45.4, 100%, 30.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 24.4%, 100%, 69.4%)

LAB

lab(26, 2.55, 35.27)

LCH

lch(26, 35.36, 85.86)

OKLCH

oklch(36.3%, 0.0742, 88.22)

HWB

hwb(45.4, 0%, 69.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#00134e

Analogous

#4e1400

#4e3b00

#3a4e00

Triadic

#4e3b00

#004e3b

#3b004e

Split-complementary

#4e3b00

#003a4e

#14004e

Tetradic

#4e3b00

#134e00

#00134e

#3b004e

Square

#4e3b00

#004e14

#00134e

#4e003a

Shades

Color #4e3b00 mixed toward black.

#413100

#342700

#271e00

#1a1400

#0d0a00

Tints

Color #4e3b00 mixed toward white.

#967200

#dea800

#ffca27

#ffdc6f

#ffedb7

Tones

Color #4e3b00 mixed toward gray.

#483807

#41340d

#3b3114

#342e1a

#2e2a21

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

10.77:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.95:1

White text reads better on this background (10.77:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#47461a · ΔE 8.7

Deuteranopia

#48491e · ΔE 9.9

Tritanopia

#4d2528 · ΔE 25.4

Achromatopsia

#3e3e3e · ΔE 19.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #4e3b00;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#4e3b00]

Related colors

Goldenrod #daa520

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Gold #ffd700

Floral White #fffaf0

Old Lace #fdf5e6

Frequently asked questions

#4e3b00 (#4e3b00) is rgb(78, 59, 0) in RGB.

No, #4e3b00 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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