#494414#494414

#494414 is a dark, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.056; OKLCH L 38.1% C 0.067 H 103.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#494414
RGB	rgb(73, 68, 20)
HSL	hsl(54, 57%, 18%)
HSV	hsv(54, 73%, 29%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 6.8%, 72.6%, 71.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(28.38, -4.70, 28.77)
CIE-LCH	lch(28.38, 29.15, 99.28°)
OKLab	oklab(38.1% -0.0154 0.065)
OKLCH	oklch(38.1% 0.067 103.3)
XYZ	xyz(4.9412, 5.6014, 1.4826)
Luminance	0.0560 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#494414 #141949

analogous

#492914 #494414 #334914

triadic

#494414 #144944 #441449

tetradic

#494414 #144929 #141949 #491433

square

#494414 #144929 #141949 #491433

split-complementary

#494414 #143349 #291449

monochromatic

#181607 #191707 #494414 #797121 #A99D2E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.90

#494414 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.12

#494414 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #494414

9.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##494414	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##494414	1.00	9.90	2.12	9.90
#FFFFFF	9.90	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.12	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.90	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4B420E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4C4417

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4F3F3A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#434343

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #494414;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 68, 20);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(38.1% 0.067 103.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7e7754',
    500: '#494414',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #494414;
$custom-light: #7e7754;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#494414",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 68,
    "b": 20
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 54.34,
    "s": 56.989,
    "l": 18.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.38101,
    "c": 0.06683,
    "h": 103.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.05601
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#494414

secondary

#383E81

accent

#56E048

background

#F7F7F5

surface

#EEEDE8

border

#C9C8C4

text

#0A0803

muted

#7C7B78

Preview Lab

Preview with #494414

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

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