#494515#494515

#494515 is a dark, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.057; OKLCH L 38.4% C 0.067 H 104.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#494515
RGB	rgb(73, 69, 21)
HSL	hsl(55, 55%, 18%)
HSV	hsv(55, 71%, 29%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 5.5%, 71.2%, 71.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(28.71, -5.24, 28.61)
CIE-LCH	lch(28.71, 29.09, 100.38°)
OKLab	oklab(38.37% -0.0168 0.0649)
OKLCH	oklch(38.37% 0.067 104.6)
XYZ	xyz(5.0113, 5.7270, 1.5508)
Luminance	0.0573 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#494515 #151949

analogous

#492B15 #494515 #334915

triadic

#494515 #154945 #451549

tetradic

#494515 #15492B #151949 #491533

square

#494515 #15492B #151949 #491533

split-complementary

#494515 #153349 #2B1549

monochromatic

#181607 #191807 #494515 #797223 #A89F30

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.79

#494515 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.15

#494515 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #494515

9.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##494515	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##494515	1.00	9.79	2.15	9.79
#FFFFFF	9.79	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.15	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.79	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4B420F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4D4518

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4F403B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#444444

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #494515;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 69, 21);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(38.4% 0.067 104.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7e7855',
    500: '#494515',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #494515;
$custom-light: #7e7855;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#494515",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 69,
    "b": 21
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 55.385,
    "s": 55.319,
    "l": 18.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.38366,
    "c": 0.06703,
    "h": 104.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.05727
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#494515

secondary

#393E81

accent

#55DF49

background

#F7F7F5

surface

#EEEDE9

border

#C9C8C5

text

#0A0803

muted

#7C7B78

Preview Lab

Preview with #494515

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

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