#49481E#49481E

#49481E is a dark, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.061; OKLCH L 39.2% C 0.061 H 107.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#49481E
RGB	rgb(73, 72, 30)
HSL	hsl(59, 42%, 20%)
HSV	hsv(59, 59%, 29%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 1.4%, 58.9%, 71.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(29.78, -6.29, 24.99)
CIE-LCH	lch(29.78, 25.77, 104.13°)
OKLab	oklab(39.24% -0.0186 0.0585)
OKLCH	oklch(39.24% 0.061 107.7)
XYZ	xyz(5.2995, 6.1451, 2.1350)
Luminance	0.0614 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#49481E #1E1F49

analogous

#49331E #49481E #34491E

triadic

#49481E #1E4948 #481E49

tetradic

#49481E #1E4933 #1E1F49 #491E34

square

#49481E #1E4933 #1E1F49 #491E34

split-complementary

#49481E #1E3449 #331E49

monochromatic

#161509 #1E1D0C #49481E #747330 #A09E42

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.42

#49481E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.23

#49481E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #49481E

9.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##49481E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##49481E	1.00	9.42	2.23	9.42
#FFFFFF	9.42	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.23	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.42	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4E451A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4F4720

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4E443F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#464646

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #49481e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 72, 30);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(39.2% 0.061 107.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7d7a5b',
    500: '#49481e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #49481e;
$custom-light: #7d7a5b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#49481e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 72,
    "b": 30
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 58.605,
    "s": 41.748,
    "l": 20.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.39244,
    "c": 0.06142,
    "h": 107.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.06145
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#49481E

secondary

#45467E

accent

#59D256

background

#F7F7F5

surface

#EEEDE9

border

#C9C8C5

text

#0A0904

muted

#7C7B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #49481E

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