#494716#494716

#494716 is a dark, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.060; OKLCH L 38.9% C 0.068 H 107.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.56:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#494716
RGB	rgb(73, 71, 22)
HSL	hsl(58, 54%, 19%)
HSV	hsv(58, 70%, 29%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 2.7%, 69.9%, 71.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(29.36, -6.38, 28.80)
CIE-LCH	lch(29.36, 29.50, 102.50°)
OKLab	oklab(38.89% -0.0199 0.0654)
OKLCH	oklch(38.89% 0.068 107)
XYZ	xyz(5.1459, 5.9810, 1.6423)
Luminance	0.0598 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#494716 #161849

analogous

#492D16 #494716 #314916

triadic

#494716 #164947 #471649

tetradic

#494716 #16492D #161849 #491631

square

#494716 #16492D #161849 #491631

split-complementary

#494716 #163149 #2D1649

monochromatic

#181707 #1A1908 #494716 #787524 #A7A232

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.56

#494716 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.20

#494716 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #494716

9.56:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##494716	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##494716	1.00	9.56	2.20	9.56
#FFFFFF	9.56	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.20	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.56	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4D4410

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4E4619

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4F423D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#454545

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #494716;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 71, 22);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(38.9% 0.068 107.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7e7a56',
    500: '#494716',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #494716;
$custom-light: #7e7a56;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#494716",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 71,
    "b": 22
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 57.647,
    "s": 53.684,
    "l": 18.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.38887,
    "c": 0.06842,
    "h": 107
  },
  "luminance": 0.05981
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#494716

secondary

#3A3D80

accent

#50DD4B

background

#F7F7F5

surface

#EEEDE9

border

#C9C8C5

text

#0A0903

muted

#7C7B78

Preview Lab

Preview with #494716

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

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