#484D11#484D11

#484D11 is a dark, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.067; OKLCH L 40.3% C 0.080 H 114.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#484D11
RGB	rgb(72, 77, 17)
HSL	hsl(65, 64%, 18%)
HSV	hsv(65, 78%, 30%)
CMYK	cmyk(6.5%, 0%, 77.9%, 69.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.17, -10.80, 32.94)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.17, 34.67, 108.15°)
OKLab	oklab(40.3% -0.0329 0.0733)
OKLCH	oklch(40.3% 0.08 114.2)
XYZ	xyz(5.4277, 6.7260, 1.5425)
Luminance	0.0673 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#484D11 #16114D

analogous

#4D3411 #484D11 #2A4D11

triadic

#484D11 #11484D #4D1148

tetradic

#484D11 #114D34 #16114D #4D112A

square

#484D11 #114D34 #16114D #4D112A

split-complementary

#484D11 #112A4D #34114D

monochromatic

#171906 #191B06 #484D11 #777F1C #A6B127

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.95

#484D11 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.35

#484D11 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #484D11

8.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##484D11	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##484D11	1.00	8.95	2.35	8.95
#FFFFFF	8.95	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.35	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.95	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#534907

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#534A16

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4D4841

Achromatopsia (no color)

#494949

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #484d11;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 77, 17);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(40.3% 0.080 114.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7d7e54',
    500: '#484d11',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #484d11;
$custom-light: #7d7e54;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#484d11",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 77,
    "b": 17
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 65,
    "s": 63.83,
    "l": 18.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.40297,
    "c": 0.08031,
    "h": 114.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.06726
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#484D11

secondary

#3A3386

accent

#41E74F

background

#F7F7F4

surface

#EEEEE8

border

#C9C9C4

text

#0A0A03

muted

#7C7C78

Preview Lab

Preview with #484D11

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

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