#494506#494506

#494506 is a dark, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.057; OKLCH L 38.2% C 0.078 H 105.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.83:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#494506
RGB	rgb(73, 69, 6)
HSL	hsl(56, 85%, 15%)
HSV	hsv(56, 92%, 29%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 5.5%, 91.8%, 71.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(28.61, -6.07, 34.87)
CIE-LCH	lch(28.61, 35.39, 99.87°)
OKLab	oklab(38.25% -0.0209 0.0749)
OKLCH	oklch(38.25% 0.078 105.6)
XYZ	xyz(4.9089, 5.6861, 1.0112)
Luminance	0.0569 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#494506 #060A49

analogous

#492306 #494506 #2B4906

triadic

#494506 #064945 #450649

tetradic

#494506 #064923 #060A49 #49062B

square

#494506 #064923 #060A49 #49062B

split-complementary

#494506 #062B49 #230649

monochromatic

#1C1B02 #1C1B02 #494506 #827A0B #BAB00F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.83

#494506 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.14

#494506 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #494506

9.83:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##494506	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##494506	1.00	9.83	2.14	9.83
#FFFFFF	9.83	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.14	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.83	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4C4200

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4E450C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4F3F3A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#434343

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #494506;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 69, 6);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(38.2% 0.078 105.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7f784d',
    500: '#494506',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #494506;
$custom-light: #7f784d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#494506",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 69,
    "b": 6
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 56.418,
    "s": 84.81,
    "l": 15.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.38246,
    "c": 0.07774,
    "h": 105.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.05686
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#494506

secondary

#232988

accent

#39FB2D

background

#F8F7F4

surface

#EFEDE7

border

#CAC8C3

text

#0A0802

muted

#7C7B78

Preview Lab

Preview with #494506

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

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