#484C16#484C16

#484C16 is a dark, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.066; OKLCH L 40.1% C 0.075 H 113.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#484C16
RGB	rgb(72, 76, 22)
HSL	hsl(64, 55%, 19%)
HSV	hsv(64, 71%, 30%)
CMYK	cmyk(5.3%, 0%, 71.1%, 70.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(30.89, -9.87, 30.38)
CIE-LCH	lch(30.89, 31.94, 108.00°)
OKLab	oklab(40.08% -0.0297 0.0688)
OKLCH	oklch(40.08% 0.075 113.4)
XYZ	xyz(5.4019, 6.6046, 1.7492)
Luminance	0.0660 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#484C16 #1A164C

analogous

#4C3516 #484C16 #2D4C16

triadic

#484C16 #16484C #4C1648

tetradic

#484C16 #164C35 #1A164C #4C162D

square

#484C16 #164C35 #1A164C #4C162D

split-complementary

#484C16 #162D4C #35164C

monochromatic

#161807 #1B1D08 #484C16 #757B24 #A2AB31

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.05

#484C16 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.32

#484C16 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #484C16

9.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##484C16	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##484C16	1.00	9.05	2.32	9.05
#FFFFFF	9.05	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.32	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.05	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#52480F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#52491A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4D4741

Achromatopsia (no color)

#494949

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #484c16;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 76, 22);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(40.1% 0.075 113.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7d7d56',
    500: '#484c16',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #484c16;
$custom-light: #7d7d56;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#484c16",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 76,
    "b": 22
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 64.444,
    "s": 55.102,
    "l": 19.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.40082,
    "c": 0.07496,
    "h": 113.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.06605
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#484C16

secondary

#403A84

accent

#49DE54

background

#F7F7F5

surface

#EEEEE9

border

#C9C9C5

text

#0A0903

muted

#7C7B78

Preview Lab

Preview with #484C16

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

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