#494530#494530

#494530 is a dark, muted yellow. Relative luminance 0.059; OKLCH L 38.8% C 0.034 H 98.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#494530
RGB	rgb(73, 69, 48)
HSL	hsl(50, 21%, 24%)
HSV	hsv(50, 34%, 29%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 5.5%, 34.2%, 71.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(29.12, -2.17, 13.33)
CIE-LCH	lch(29.12, 13.51, 99.25°)
OKLab	oklab(38.82% -0.0051 0.0334)
OKLCH	oklch(38.82% 0.034 98.6)
XYZ	xyz(5.4093, 5.8862, 3.6469)
Luminance	0.0589 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#494530 #303449

analogous

#493830 #494530 #404930

triadic

#494530 #304945 #453049

tetradic

#494530 #304938 #303449 #493040

square

#494530 #304938 #303449 #493040

split-complementary

#494530 #304049 #383049

monochromatic

#12110C #242218 #494530 #6E6848 #938B61

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.65

#494530 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.18

#494530 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #494530

9.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##494530	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##494530	1.00	9.65	2.18	9.65
#FFFFFF	9.65	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.18	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.65	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#49442F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4A4531

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4D423F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#454545

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #494530;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 69, 48);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(38.8% 0.034 98.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7c7868',
    500: '#494530',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #494530;
$custom-light: #7c7868;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#494530",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 69,
    "b": 48
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 50.4,
    "s": 20.661,
    "l": 23.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.38824,
    "c": 0.03377,
    "h": 98.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.05886
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#494530

secondary

#5B607A

accent

#78BD6B

background

#F7F7F6

surface

#EEEDEB

border

#C9C8C6

text

#090906

muted

#7B7B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #494530

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

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