#494D16#494D16

#494D16 is a dark, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.068; OKLCH L 40.4% C 0.076 H 113.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#494D16
RGB	rgb(73, 77, 22)
HSL	hsl(64, 56%, 19%)
HSV	hsv(64, 71%, 30%)
CMYK	cmyk(5.2%, 0%, 71.4%, 69.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.31, -9.97, 30.84)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.31, 32.41, 107.91°)
OKLab	oklab(40.44% -0.03 0.0698)
OKLCH	oklch(40.44% 0.076 113.3)
XYZ	xyz(5.5465, 6.7823, 1.7758)
Luminance	0.0678 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#494D16 #1A164D

analogous

#4D3616 #494D16 #2E4D16

triadic

#494D16 #16494D #4D1649

tetradic

#494D16 #164D36 #1A164D #4D162E

square

#494D16 #164D36 #1A164D #4D162E

split-complementary

#494D16 #162E4D #36164D

monochromatic

#171807 #1C1D08 #494D16 #767D24 #A3AC31

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.91

#494D16 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.36

#494D16 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #494D16

8.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##494D16	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##494D16	1.00	8.91	2.36	8.91
#FFFFFF	8.91	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.36	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.91	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#53490F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#534A1A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4E4842

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4A4A4A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #494d16;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 77, 22);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(40.4% 0.076 113.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7e7e57',
    500: '#494d16',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #494d16;
$custom-light: #7e7e57;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#494d16",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 77,
    "b": 22
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 64.364,
    "s": 55.556,
    "l": 19.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.40438,
    "c": 0.07596,
    "h": 113.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.06782
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#494D16

secondary

#403A85

accent

#49DF54

background

#F7F7F5

surface

#EEEEE9

border

#C9C9C5

text

#0A0A03

muted

#7C7C78

Preview Lab

Preview with #494D16

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

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