#4E5821

A color in the Yellow, Gold family

#4e5821 is a color in the Yellow, Gold family: RGB(78, 88, 33), HSL(71°, 45%, 24%), CMYK(11%, 0%, 63%, 65%). Closest named color: darkolivegreen. Contrast is 7.66:1 on white and 2.74:1 on black. See shades, harmonies and color-blindness simulation.

Color Codes

HEX#4e5821
RGBrgb(78 88 33)
RGB (legacy)rgb(78, 88, 33)
RGB %rgb(31% 35% 13%)
HSLhsl(71 45% 24%)
HSV / HSBhsv(71, 63%, 35%)
HWBhwb(71 13% 65%)
CMYKcmyk(11%, 0%, 63%, 65%)
CIELAB (D50)lab(35.56 -10.76 29.71)
LCHlch(35.56 31.59 109.91)
OKLaboklab(0.4388 -0.0376 0.0694)
OKLCHoklch(0.4388 0.0789 118.42)
Decimal5134369

Properties

Color ToneYellow, Gold
Closest named colordarkolivegreen ΔE 5.9
Closest web-safe color#666633
Hue71°
Saturation (HSL / HSV)45% / 63%
Lightness (HSL)24%
Brightness or Value (HSV)35%
Luminance (Rec.601 / Rec.709)31% / 32%
Relative luminance (WCAG)0.0871
Red / Green / Blue78 / 88 / 33

WCAG 2.2 Contrast Ratio

On White (#ffffff)
7.66:1
AA Normal (4.5:1) · PassAA Large (3:1) · PassAAA Normal (7:1) · Pass
On Black (#000000)
2.74:1
AA Normal (4.5:1) · FailAA Large (3:1) · FailAAA Normal (7:1) · Fail
Aa Bb 123

APCA Contrast Lc (reference) — As text on white / black: Lc 86.6 / -15.5 · As background with white / black text: Lc -91.3 / 17.5

Lightness Scale (OKLCH 50–950)

Eleven steps that change only perceived lightness while keeping hue and chroma — ready to use as design-system color tokens.

Tints (mixed with white)

Shades (mixed with black)

Color Harmonies

Color Vision Deficiency Simulation

Estimated appearance of this color for people with color vision deficiencies (Machado 2009).

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Use in CSS

:root {
  --color-brand: #4e5821;
  --color-brand-oklch: oklch(43.88% 0.0789 118.42);
}
.text { color: var(--color-brand); }
.background { background-color: var(--color-brand); }
.border { border: 1px solid rgb(78 88 33 / 50%); }
/* Tailwind CSS */
<div class="bg-[#4e5821] text-[#4e5821] border-[#4e5821]">