#49511B#49511B

#49511B is a dark, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.074; OKLCH L 41.5% C 0.077 H 117.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.48:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#49511B
RGB	rgb(73, 81, 27)
HSL	hsl(69, 50%, 21%)
HSV	hsv(69, 67%, 32%)
CMYK	cmyk(9.9%, 0%, 66.7%, 68.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.66, -11.89, 29.83)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.66, 32.11, 111.74°)
OKLab	oklab(41.54% -0.0348 0.0684)
OKLCH	oklch(41.54% 0.077 117)
XYZ	xyz(5.8880, 7.3805, 2.1511)
Luminance	0.0738 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#49511B #231B51

analogous

#513E1B #49511B #2E511B

triadic

#49511B #1B4951 #511B49

tetradic

#49511B #1B513E #231B51 #511B2E

square

#49511B #1B513E #231B51 #511B2E

split-complementary

#49511B #1B2E51 #3E1B51

monochromatic

#151708 #20230C #49511B #727F2A #9CAD3A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.48

#49511B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.48

#49511B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #49511B

8.48:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##49511B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##49511B	1.00	8.48	2.48	8.48
#FFFFFF	8.48	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.48	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.48	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#574D15

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#564D1F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4E4C46

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4D4D4D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #49511b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 81, 27);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.5% 0.077 117.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7d815a',
    500: '#49511b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #49511b;
$custom-light: #7d815a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#49511b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 81,
    "b": 27
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 68.889,
    "s": 50,
    "l": 21.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.41537,
    "c": 0.0768,
    "h": 117
  },
  "luminance": 0.0738
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#49511B

secondary

#4B4187

accent

#4EDA63

background

#F7F7F5

surface

#EEEEE9

border

#C9C9C5

text

#0A0A04

muted

#7C7C79

Preview Lab

Preview with #49511B

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

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