#494511#494511

#494511 is a dark, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.057; OKLCH L 38.3% C 0.070 H 104.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#494511
RGB	rgb(73, 69, 17)
HSL	hsl(56, 62%, 18%)
HSV	hsv(56, 77%, 29%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 5.5%, 76.7%, 71.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(28.68, -5.51, 30.50)
CIE-LCH	lch(28.68, 31.00, 100.25°)
OKLab	oklab(38.33% -0.0181 0.0681)
OKLCH	oklch(38.33% 0.07 104.9)
XYZ	xyz(4.9772, 5.7134, 1.3708)
Luminance	0.0571 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#494511 #111549

analogous

#492911 #494511 #314911

triadic

#494511 #114945 #451149

tetradic

#494511 #114929 #111549 #491131

square

#494511 #114929 #111549 #491131

split-complementary

#494511 #113149 #291149

monochromatic

#191706 #191706 #494511 #7B741D #ACA328

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.80

#494511 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.14

#494511 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #494511

9.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##494511	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##494511	1.00	9.80	2.14	9.80
#FFFFFF	9.80	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.14	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.80	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4C4209

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4D4514

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4F403B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#444444

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #494511;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 69, 17);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(38.3% 0.070 104.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7e7853',
    500: '#494511',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #494511;
$custom-light: #7e7853;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#494511",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 69,
    "b": 17
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 55.714,
    "s": 62.222,
    "l": 17.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.38326,
    "c": 0.07047,
    "h": 104.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.05713
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#494511

secondary

#333982

accent

#4EE543

background

#F7F7F4

surface

#EEEDE7

border

#C9C8C3

text

#0A0802

muted

#7C7B78

Preview Lab

Preview with #494511

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

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