#493B0E#493B0E

#493B0E is a dark, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.046; OKLCH L 35.8% C 0.064 H 91.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#493B0E
RGB	rgb(73, 59, 14)
HSL	hsl(46, 68%, 17%)
HSV	hsv(46, 81%, 29%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 19.2%, 80.8%, 71.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(25.49, 0.57, 28.73)
CIE-LCH	lch(25.49, 28.74, 88.87°)
OKLab	oklab(35.79% -0.0012 0.0637)
OKLCH	oklch(35.79% 0.064 91.1)
XYZ	xyz(4.3911, 4.5764, 1.0674)
Luminance	0.0458 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#493B0E #0E1C49

analogous

#491E0E #493B0E #3A490E

triadic

#493B0E #0E493B #3B0E49

tetradic

#493B0E #0E491E #0E1C49 #490E3A

square

#493B0E #0E491E #0E1C49 #490E3A

split-complementary

#493B0E #0E3A49 #1E0E49

monochromatic

#1A1505 #1A1505 #493B0E #7C6518 #B08E22

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.96

#493B0E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.92

#493B0E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #493B0E

10.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##493B0E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##493B0E	1.00	10.96	1.92	10.96
#FFFFFF	10.96	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.92	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.96	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#423A07

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#463E10

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#503532

Achromatopsia (no color)

#3C3C3C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #493b0e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 59, 14);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(35.8% 0.064 91.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7e7050',
    500: '#493b0e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #493b0e;
$custom-light: #7e7050;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#493b0e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 59,
    "b": 14
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 45.763,
    "s": 67.816,
    "l": 17.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.35793,
    "c": 0.06372,
    "h": 91.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.04576
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#493B0E

secondary

#2F4384

accent

#66EB3D

background

#F7F6F4

surface

#EEECE7

border

#C9C7C3

text

#0A0702

muted

#7C7A78

Preview Lab

Preview with #493B0E

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

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