#494211#494211

#494211 is a dark, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.054; OKLCH L 37.6% C 0.067 H 101.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.14:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#494211
RGB	rgb(73, 66, 17)
HSL	hsl(53, 62%, 18%)
HSV	hsv(53, 77%, 29%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 9.6%, 76.7%, 71.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(27.72, -3.66, 29.54)
CIE-LCH	lch(27.72, 29.77, 97.07°)
OKLab	oklab(37.56% -0.0129 0.0661)
OKLCH	oklch(37.56% 0.067 101)
XYZ	xyz(4.7973, 5.3536, 1.3109)
Luminance	0.0535 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#494211 #111849

analogous

#492611 #494211 #344911

triadic

#494211 #114942 #421149

tetradic

#494211 #114926 #111849 #491134

square

#494211 #114926 #111849 #491134

split-complementary

#494211 #113449 #261149

monochromatic

#191606 #191606 #494211 #7B6F1D #AC9C28

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.14

#494211 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.07

#494211 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #494211

10.14:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##494211	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##494211	1.00	10.14	2.07	10.14
#FFFFFF	10.14	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.07	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.14	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#49400A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4B4314

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4F3D38

Achromatopsia (no color)

#414141

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #494211;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 66, 17);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(37.6% 0.067 101.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7e7652',
    500: '#494211',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #494211;
$custom-light: #7e7652;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#494211",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 17
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 52.5,
    "s": 62.222,
    "l": 17.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.37564,
    "c": 0.06731,
    "h": 101
  },
  "luminance": 0.05353
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#494211

secondary

#333D82

accent

#57E543

background

#F7F7F4

surface

#EEEDE7

border

#C9C8C3

text

#0A0802

muted

#7C7B78

Preview Lab

Preview with #494211

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

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