#484509#484509

#484509 is a dark, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.057; OKLCH L 38.2% C 0.076 H 106.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#484509
RGB	rgb(72, 69, 9)
HSL	hsl(57, 78%, 16%)
HSV	hsv(57, 88%, 28%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 4.2%, 87.5%, 71.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(28.52, -6.45, 33.60)
CIE-LCH	lch(28.52, 34.22, 100.86°)
OKLab	oklab(38.16% -0.0216 0.073)
OKLCH	oklch(38.16% 0.076 106.5)
XYZ	xyz(4.8501, 5.6539, 1.0942)
Luminance	0.0565 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#484509 #090C48

analogous

#482509 #484509 #2B4809

triadic

#484509 #094845 #450948

tetradic

#484509 #094825 #090C48 #48092B

square

#484509 #094825 #090C48 #48092B

split-complementary

#484509 #092B48 #250948

monochromatic

#1B1A03 #1B1A03 #484509 #7E7910 #B5AD17

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.86

#484509 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.13

#484509 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #484509

9.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##484509	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##484509	1.00	9.86	2.13	9.86
#FFFFFF	9.86	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.13	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.86	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4C4200

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4D440E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4E403A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#434343

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #484509;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 69, 9);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(38.2% 0.076 106.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7e784f',
    500: '#484509',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #484509;
$custom-light: #7e784f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#484509",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 69,
    "b": 9
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 57.143,
    "s": 77.778,
    "l": 15.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.3816,
    "c": 0.0761,
    "h": 106.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.05654
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#484509

secondary

#272C85

accent

#3DF434

background

#F7F7F4

surface

#EEEDE7

border

#C9C8C3

text

#0A0802

muted

#7C7B78

Preview Lab

Preview with #484509

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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