#498C16#498C16

#498C16 is a mid, vivid yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.202; OKLCH L 57.3% C 0.160 H 135.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#498C16
RGB	rgb(73, 140, 22)
HSL	hsl(94, 73%, 32%)
HSV	hsv(94, 84%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(47.9%, 0%, 84.3%, 45.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(52.10, -40.82, 50.83)
CIE-LCH	lch(52.10, 65.19, 128.77°)
OKLab	oklab(57.35% -0.1141 0.1118)
OKLCH	oklch(57.35% 0.16 135.6)
XYZ	xyz(12.2703, 20.2298, 4.0171)
Luminance	0.2023 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow-green

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#498C16 #59168C

analogous

#848C16 #498C16 #168C1E

triadic

#498C16 #16498C #8C1649

tetradic

#498C16 #16848C #59168C #8C1E16

square

#498C16 #16848C #59168C #8C1E16

split-complementary

#498C16 #1E168C #8C1684

monochromatic

#122205 #2D570E #498C16 #65C11E #83E03C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.16

#498C16 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.05

#498C16 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #498C16

5.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##498C16	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##498C16	1.00	4.16	5.05	5.05
#FFFFFF	4.16	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.05	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.05	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#918000

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#897A25

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#468677

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7C7C7C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #498c16;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 140, 22);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.3% 0.160 135.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#83ae60',
    500: '#498c16',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #498c16;
$custom-light: #83ae60;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#498c16",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 140,
    "b": 22
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 94.068,
    "s": 72.84,
    "l": 31.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57348,
    "c": 0.15972,
    "h": 135.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.20231
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#498C16

secondary

#883EC0

accent

#38F0A0

background

#F8FAF5

surface

#F0F4EA

border

#CBCEC6

text

#0B1005

muted

#7C7F79

Preview Lab

Preview with #498C16

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

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