#4F491B#4F491B

#4F491B is a dark, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.065; OKLCH L 40.1% C 0.065 H 101.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.13:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4F491B
RGB	rgb(79, 73, 27)
HSL	hsl(53, 49%, 21%)
HSV	hsv(53, 66%, 31%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 7.6%, 65.8%, 69%)
CIE-LAB	lab(30.66, -4.20, 27.79)
CIE-LCH	lch(30.66, 28.10, 98.59°)
OKLab	oklab(40.08% -0.0135 0.064)
OKLCH	oklch(40.08% 0.065 101.9)
XYZ	xyz(5.8050, 6.5067, 1.9868)
Luminance	0.0651 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4F491B #1B214F

analogous

#4F2F1B #4F491B #3B4F1B

triadic

#4F491B #1B4F49 #491B4F

tetradic

#4F491B #1B4F2F #1B214F #4F1B3B

square

#4F491B #1B4F2F #1B214F #4F1B3B

split-complementary

#4F491B #1B3B4F #2F1B4F

monochromatic

#171508 #211F0B #4F491B #7D732B #AA9D3A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.13

#4F491B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.30

#4F491B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4F491B

9.13:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4F491B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4F491B	1.00	9.13	2.30	9.13
#FFFFFF	9.13	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.30	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.13	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#504716

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#52491D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#55443F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#484848

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4f491b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(79, 73, 27);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(40.1% 0.065 101.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#827b59',
    500: '#4f491b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4f491b;
$custom-light: #827b59;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4f491b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 79,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 27
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 53.077,
    "s": 49.057,
    "l": 20.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.40077,
    "c": 0.06536,
    "h": 101.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.06506
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4F491B

secondary

#414985

accent

#5FD94F

background

#F8F7F5

surface

#EFEDE9

border

#CAC8C5

text

#0B0904

muted

#7C7B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #4F491B

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