#493E0E#493E0E

#493E0E is a dark, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.049; OKLCH L 36.5% C 0.066 H 95.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#493E0E
RGB	rgb(73, 62, 14)
HSL	hsl(49, 68%, 17%)
HSV	hsv(49, 81%, 29%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 15.1%, 80.8%, 71.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(26.43, -1.34, 29.65)
CIE-LCH	lch(26.43, 29.69, 92.59°)
OKLab	oklab(36.53% -0.0067 0.0657)
OKLCH	oklch(36.53% 0.066 95.8)
XYZ	xyz(4.5498, 4.8937, 1.1203)
Luminance	0.0489 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#493E0E #0E1949

analogous

#49210E #493E0E #37490E

triadic

#493E0E #0E493E #3E0E49

tetradic

#493E0E #0E4921 #0E1949 #490E37

square

#493E0E #0E4921 #0E1949 #490E37

split-complementary

#493E0E #0E3749 #210E49

monochromatic

#1A1605 #1A1605 #493E0E #7C6A18 #B09522

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.61

#493E0E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.98

#493E0E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #493E0E

10.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##493E0E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##493E0E	1.00	10.61	1.98	10.61
#FFFFFF	10.61	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.98	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.61	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#453D07

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#484011

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4F3934

Achromatopsia (no color)

#3E3E3E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #493e0e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 62, 14);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(36.5% 0.066 95.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7e7350',
    500: '#493e0e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #493e0e;
$custom-light: #7e7350;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#493e0e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 62,
    "b": 14
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 48.814,
    "s": 67.816,
    "l": 17.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.36534,
    "c": 0.066,
    "h": 95.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.04893
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#493E0E

secondary

#2F3F84

accent

#5DEB3D

background

#F7F6F4

surface

#EEECE7

border

#C9C7C3

text

#0A0802

muted

#7C7B78

Preview Lab

Preview with #493E0E

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

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