#484A09#484A09

#484A09 is a dark, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.063; OKLCH L 39.5% C 0.082 H 111.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.30:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#484A09
RGB	rgb(72, 74, 9)
HSL	hsl(62, 78%, 16%)
HSV	hsv(62, 88%, 29%)
CMYK	cmyk(2.7%, 0%, 87.8%, 71%)
CIE-LAB	lab(30.15, -9.44, 35.04)
CIE-LCH	lch(30.15, 36.29, 105.09°)
OKLab	oklab(39.46% -0.0299 0.0761)
OKLCH	oklch(39.46% 0.082 111.5)
XYZ	xyz(5.1708, 6.2951, 1.2011)
Luminance	0.0630 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#484A09 #0B094A

analogous

#4A2C09 #484A09 #284A09

triadic

#484A09 #09484A #4A0948

tetradic

#484A09 #094A2C #0B094A #4A0928

square

#484A09 #094A2C #0B094A #4A0928

split-complementary

#484A09 #09284A #2C094A

monochromatic

#1B1B03 #1B1B03 #484A09 #7D8110 #B2B716

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.30

#484A09 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.26

#484A09 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #484A09

9.30:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##484A09	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##484A09	1.00	9.30	2.26	9.30
#FFFFFF	9.30	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.26	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.30	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#514600

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#51480F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4E453E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#474747

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #484a09;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 74, 9);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(39.5% 0.082 111.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7e7c4f',
    500: '#484a09',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #484a09;
$custom-light: #7e7c4f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#484a09",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 74,
    "b": 9
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 61.846,
    "s": 78.313,
    "l": 16.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.39457,
    "c": 0.08173,
    "h": 111.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.06295
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#484A09

secondary

#2A2787

accent

#33F539

background

#F7F7F4

surface

#EEEEE7

border

#C9C9C3

text

#0A0902

muted

#7C7B78

Preview Lab

Preview with #484A09

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

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