#494C16#494C16

#494C16 is a dark, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.066; OKLCH L 40.2% C 0.075 H 112.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#494C16
RGB	rgb(73, 76, 22)
HSL	hsl(63, 55%, 19%)
HSV	hsv(63, 71%, 30%)
CMYK	cmyk(3.9%, 0%, 71.1%, 70.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(30.98, -9.38, 30.50)
CIE-LCH	lch(30.98, 31.91, 107.09°)
OKLab	oklab(40.18% -0.0284 0.0691)
OKLCH	oklch(40.18% 0.075 112.4)
XYZ	xyz(5.4771, 6.6434, 1.7527)
Luminance	0.0664 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#494C16 #19164C

analogous

#4C3416 #494C16 #2E4C16

triadic

#494C16 #16494C #4C1649

tetradic

#494C16 #164C34 #19164C #4C162E

square

#494C16 #164C34 #19164C #4C162E

split-complementary

#494C16 #162E4C #34164C

monochromatic

#171807 #1B1D08 #494C16 #777B24 #A4AB31

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.02

#494C16 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.33

#494C16 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #494C16

9.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##494C16	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##494C16	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)

#52480F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#524A1A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4E4741

Achromatopsia (no color)

#494949

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #494c16;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 76, 22);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(40.2% 0.075 112.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7e7d56',
    500: '#494c16',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #494c16;
$custom-light: #7e7d56;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#494c16",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 76,
    "b": 22
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 63.333,
    "s": 55.102,
    "l": 19.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.40178,
    "c": 0.07466,
    "h": 112.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.06643
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#494C16

secondary

#3E3A84

accent

#49DE52

background

#F7F7F5

surface

#EEEEE9

border

#C9C9C5

text

#0A0903

muted

#7C7B78

Preview Lab

Preview with #494C16

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

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