#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
RGBrgb(73, 76, 22)
HSLhsl(63, 55%, 19%)
HSVhsv(63, 71%, 30%)
CMYKcmyk(3.9%, 0%, 71.1%, 70.2%)
CIE-LABlab(30.98, -9.38, 30.50)
CIE-LCHlch(30.98, 31.91, 107.09°)
OKLaboklab(40.18% -0.0284 0.0691)
OKLCHoklch(40.18% 0.075 112.4)
XYZxyz(5.4771, 6.6434, 1.7527)
Luminance0.0664 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturewarm
Familyyellow

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
##494C161.009.022.339.02
#FFFFFF9.021.0021.001.00
#0000002.3321.001.0021.00
##FFFFFF9.021.0021.001.00

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

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#494C16 Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva