#493F0B#493F0B

#493F0B is a dark, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.050; OKLCH L 36.8% C 0.069 H 97.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#493F0B
RGB	rgb(73, 63, 11)
HSL	hsl(50, 74%, 16%)
HSV	hsv(50, 85%, 29%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 13.7%, 84.9%, 71.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(26.72, -2.13, 31.24)
CIE-LCH	lch(26.72, 31.31, 93.90°)
OKLab	oklab(36.76% -0.0093 0.0683)
OKLCH	oklch(36.76% 0.069 97.7)
XYZ	xyz(4.5858, 4.9959, 1.0393)
Luminance	0.0500 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#493F0B #0B1549

analogous

#49200B #493F0B #34490B

triadic

#493F0B #0B493F #3F0B49

tetradic

#493F0B #0B4920 #0B1549 #490B34

square

#493F0B #0B4920 #0B1549 #490B34

split-complementary

#493F0B #0B3449 #200B49

monochromatic

#1B1704 #1B1704 #493F0B #7E6D13 #B39B1B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.50

#493F0B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.00

#493F0B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #493F0B

10.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##493F0B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##493F0B	1.00	10.50	2.00	10.50
#FFFFFF	10.50	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.00	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.50	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#463D03

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#49410F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#503935

Achromatopsia (no color)

#3F3F3F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #493f0b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 63, 11);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(36.8% 0.069 97.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7e734f',
    500: '#493f0b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #493f0b;
$custom-light: #7e734f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#493f0b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 63,
    "b": 11
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 50.323,
    "s": 73.81,
    "l": 16.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.3676,
    "c": 0.06896,
    "h": 97.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.04996
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#493F0B

secondary

#2A3985

accent

#55F037

background

#F7F6F4

surface

#EEECE7

border

#C9C7C3

text

#0A0802

muted

#7C7B78

Preview Lab

Preview with #493F0B

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

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