#494513#494513

#494513 is a dark, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.057; OKLCH L 38.3% C 0.069 H 104.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#494513
RGB	rgb(73, 69, 19)
HSL	hsl(56, 59%, 18%)
HSV	hsv(56, 74%, 29%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 5.5%, 74%, 71.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(28.69, -5.38, 29.58)
CIE-LCH	lch(28.69, 30.06, 100.31°)
OKLab	oklab(38.35% -0.0175 0.0665)
OKLCH	oklch(38.35% 0.069 104.7)
XYZ	xyz(4.9935, 5.7199, 1.4570)
Luminance	0.0572 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#494513 #131749

analogous

#492A13 #494513 #324913

triadic

#494513 #134945 #451349

tetradic

#494513 #13492A #131749 #491332

square

#494513 #13492A #131749 #491332

split-complementary

#494513 #133249 #2A1349

monochromatic

#181706 #181706 #494513 #7A7320 #AAA12C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.79

#494513 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.14

#494513 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #494513

9.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##494513	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##494513	1.00	9.79	2.14	9.79
#FFFFFF	9.79	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.14	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.79	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4C420C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4D4516

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4F403B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#444444

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #494513;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 69, 19);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(38.3% 0.069 104.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7e7854',
    500: '#494513',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #494513;
$custom-light: #7e7854;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#494513",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 69,
    "b": 19
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 55.556,
    "s": 58.696,
    "l": 18.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.38345,
    "c": 0.0688,
    "h": 104.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.0572
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#494513

secondary

#363C82

accent

#51E246

background

#F7F7F4

surface

#EEEDE8

border

#C9C8C4

text

#0A0803

muted

#7C7B78

Preview Lab

Preview with #494513

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

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