#493B08#493B08

#493B08 is a dark, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.046; OKLCH L 35.7% C 0.068 H 92.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#493B08
RGB	rgb(73, 59, 8)
HSL	hsl(47, 80%, 16%)
HSV	hsv(47, 89%, 29%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 19.2%, 89%, 71.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(25.45, 0.27, 31.28)
CIE-LCH	lch(25.45, 31.28, 89.51°)
OKLab	oklab(35.75% -0.0028 0.0677)
OKLCH	oklch(35.75% 0.068 92.4)
XYZ	xyz(4.3557, 4.5622, 0.8809)
Luminance	0.0456 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#493B08 #081649

analogous

#491A08 #493B08 #364908

triadic

#493B08 #08493B #3B0849

tetradic

#493B08 #08491A #081649 #490836

square

#493B08 #08491A #081649 #490836

split-complementary

#493B08 #083649 #1A0849

monochromatic

#1C1603 #1C1603 #493B08 #80680E #B79414

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.98

#493B08 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.91

#493B08 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #493B08

10.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##493B08	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##493B08	1.00	10.98	1.91	10.98
#FFFFFF	10.98	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.91	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.98	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#433A01

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#463E0B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#503531

Achromatopsia (no color)

#3C3C3C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #493b08;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 59, 8);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(35.7% 0.068 92.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7f704d',
    500: '#493b08',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #493b08;
$custom-light: #7f704d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#493b08",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 59,
    "b": 8
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 47.077,
    "s": 80.247,
    "l": 15.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.35746,
    "c": 0.0678,
    "h": 92.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.04562
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#493B08

secondary

#263B87

accent

#5CF731

background

#F8F6F4

surface

#EFECE7

border

#CAC7C3

text

#0A0701

muted

#7C7A77

Preview Lab

Preview with #493B08

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

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