#49451B#49451B

#49451B is a dark, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.058; OKLCH L 38.4% C 0.061 H 103.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#49451B
RGB	rgb(73, 69, 27)
HSL	hsl(55, 46%, 20%)
HSV	hsv(55, 63%, 29%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 5.5%, 63%, 71.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(28.78, -4.74, 25.51)
CIE-LCH	lch(28.78, 25.95, 100.53°)
OKLab	oklab(38.44% -0.0146 0.0593)
OKLCH	oklch(38.44% 0.061 103.9)
XYZ	xyz(5.0738, 5.7520, 1.8797)
Luminance	0.0575 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#49451B #1B1F49

analogous

#492E1B #49451B #36491B

triadic

#49451B #1B4945 #451B49

tetradic

#49451B #1B492E #1B1F49 #491B36

square

#49451B #1B492E #1B1F49 #491B36

split-complementary

#49451B #1B3649 #2E1B49

monochromatic

#161508 #1C1B0A #49451B #766F2C #A2993C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.77

#49451B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.15

#49451B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #49451B

9.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##49451B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##49451B	1.00	9.77	2.15	9.77
#FFFFFF	9.77	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.15	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.77	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4B4317

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4C451D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4E403C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#444444

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #49451b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 69, 27);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(38.4% 0.061 103.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7d7859',
    500: '#49451b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #49451b;
$custom-light: #7d7859;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#49451b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 69,
    "b": 27
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 54.783,
    "s": 46,
    "l": 19.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.38438,
    "c": 0.06103,
    "h": 103.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.05752
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#49451B

secondary

#41467F

accent

#5ED652

background

#F7F7F5

surface

#EEEDE9

border

#C9C8C5

text

#0A0803

muted

#7C7B78

Preview Lab

Preview with #49451B

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

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