#494411#494411

#494411 is a dark, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.056; OKLCH L 38.1% C 0.069 H 103.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#494411
RGB	rgb(73, 68, 17)
HSL	hsl(55, 62%, 18%)
HSV	hsv(55, 77%, 29%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 6.8%, 76.7%, 71.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(28.36, -4.90, 30.18)
CIE-LCH	lch(28.36, 30.58, 99.22°)
OKLab	oklab(38.07% -0.0164 0.0674)
OKLCH	oklch(38.07% 0.069 103.7)
XYZ	xyz(4.9162, 5.5914, 1.3505)
Luminance	0.0559 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#494411 #111649

analogous

#492811 #494411 #324911

triadic

#494411 #114944 #441149

tetradic

#494411 #114928 #111649 #491132

square

#494411 #114928 #111649 #491132

split-complementary

#494411 #113249 #281149

monochromatic

#191706 #191706 #494411 #7B721D #ACA028

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.91

#494411 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.12

#494411 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #494411

9.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##494411	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##494411	1.00	9.91	2.12	9.91
#FFFFFF	9.91	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.12	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.91	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4B4109

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4C4414

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4F3F3A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#434343

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #494411;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 68, 17);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(38.1% 0.069 103.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7e7753',
    500: '#494411',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #494411;
$custom-light: #7e7753;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#494411",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 68,
    "b": 17
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 54.643,
    "s": 62.222,
    "l": 17.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.38071,
    "c": 0.06939,
    "h": 103.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.05591
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#494411

secondary

#333A82

accent

#51E543

background

#F7F7F4

surface

#EEEDE7

border

#C9C8C3

text

#0A0802

muted

#7C7B78

Preview Lab

Preview with #494411

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

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