#494514#494514

#494514 is a dark, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.057; OKLCH L 38.4% C 0.068 H 104.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#494514
RGB	rgb(73, 69, 20)
HSL	hsl(55, 57%, 18%)
HSV	hsv(55, 73%, 29%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 5.5%, 72.6%, 71.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(28.70, -5.31, 29.10)
CIE-LCH	lch(28.70, 29.58, 100.35°)
OKLab	oklab(38.35% -0.0172 0.0657)
OKLCH	oklch(38.35% 0.068 104.6)
XYZ	xyz(5.0022, 5.7234, 1.5029)
Luminance	0.0572 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#494514 #141849

analogous

#492A14 #494514 #324914

triadic

#494514 #144945 #451449

tetradic

#494514 #14492A #141849 #491432

square

#494514 #14492A #141849 #491432

split-complementary

#494514 #143249 #2A1449

monochromatic

#181707 #191807 #494514 #797221 #A9A02E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.79

#494514 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.14

#494514 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #494514

9.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##494514	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##494514	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)

#4C420E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4D4517

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4F403B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#444444

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #494514;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 69, 20);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(38.4% 0.068 104.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7e7854',
    500: '#494514',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #494514;
$custom-light: #7e7854;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#494514",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 69,
    "b": 20
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 55.472,
    "s": 56.989,
    "l": 18.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.38355,
    "c": 0.06793,
    "h": 104.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.05723
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#494514

secondary

#383D81

accent

#53E048

background

#F7F7F5

surface

#EEEDE8

border

#C9C8C4

text

#0A0803

muted

#7C7B78

Preview Lab

Preview with #494514

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

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