#494C15#494C15

#494C15 is a dark, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.066; OKLCH L 40.2% C 0.076 H 112.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#494C15
RGB	rgb(73, 76, 21)
HSL	hsl(63, 57%, 19%)
HSV	hsv(63, 72%, 30%)
CMYK	cmyk(3.9%, 0%, 72.4%, 70.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(30.97, -9.45, 30.97)
CIE-LCH	lch(30.97, 32.38, 106.97°)
OKLab	oklab(40.17% -0.0287 0.0699)
OKLCH	oklch(40.17% 0.076 112.3)
XYZ	xyz(5.4676, 6.6396, 1.7029)
Luminance	0.0664 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#494C15 #18154C

analogous

#4C3415 #494C15 #2E4C15

triadic

#494C15 #15494C #4C1549

tetradic

#494C15 #154C34 #18154C #4C152E

square

#494C15 #154C34 #18154C #4C152E

split-complementary

#494C15 #152E4C #34154C

monochromatic

#171807 #1B1C08 #494C15 #777C22 #A5AC2F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.02

#494C15 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.33

#494C15 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #494C15

9.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##494C15	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##494C15	1.00	9.02	2.33	9.02
#FFFFFF	9.02	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.33	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.02	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#52480D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#524A19

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4E4741

Achromatopsia (no color)

#494949

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #494c15;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 76, 21);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(40.2% 0.076 112.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7e7d56',
    500: '#494c15',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #494c15;
$custom-light: #7e7d56;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#494c15",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 76,
    "b": 21
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 63.273,
    "s": 56.701,
    "l": 19.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.40168,
    "c": 0.07553,
    "h": 112.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.06639
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#494C15

secondary

#3D3984

accent

#48E050

background

#F7F7F5

surface

#EEEEE9

border

#C9C9C5

text

#0A0903

muted

#7C7B78

Preview Lab

Preview with #494C15

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

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