#494512#494512

#494512 is a dark, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.057; OKLCH L 38.3% C 0.070 H 104.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#494512
RGB	rgb(73, 69, 18)
HSL	hsl(56, 60%, 18%)
HSV	hsv(56, 75%, 29%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 5.5%, 75.3%, 71.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(28.69, -5.45, 30.05)
CIE-LCH	lch(28.69, 30.54, 100.28°)
OKLab	oklab(38.34% -0.0178 0.0673)
OKLCH	oklch(38.34% 0.07 104.8)
XYZ	xyz(4.9852, 5.7166, 1.4130)
Luminance	0.0572 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#494512 #121649

analogous

#492912 #494512 #314912

triadic

#494512 #124945 #451249

tetradic

#494512 #124929 #121649 #491231

square

#494512 #124929 #121649 #491231

split-complementary

#494512 #123149 #291249

monochromatic

#191706 #191706 #494512 #7A731E #ABA22A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.80

#494512 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.14

#494512 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #494512

9.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##494512	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##494512	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)

#4C420B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4D4515

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4F403B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#444444

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #494512;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 69, 18);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(38.3% 0.070 104.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7e7853',
    500: '#494512',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #494512;
$custom-light: #7e7853;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#494512",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 69,
    "b": 18
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 55.636,
    "s": 60.44,
    "l": 17.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.38335,
    "c": 0.06966,
    "h": 104.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.05716
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#494512

secondary

#353A82

accent

#50E444

background

#F7F7F4

surface

#EEEDE7

border

#C9C8C3

text

#0A0802

muted

#7C7B78

Preview Lab

Preview with #494512

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

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