#494200

A very dark, vivid yellow closely aligning with Darkolivegreen.

About #494200

The hex code #494200 represents a beautifully specific shade of yellow. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Darkolivegreen. In the RGB color space, it consists of 73 red, 66 green, and 0 blue.

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). Its ink density profile breaks down to 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 100% yellow, and 71% black. This makes it a relatively dark color when applied to physical surfaces.

When using this color as a background, text legibility must be considered. Because it is a very dark color, it is generally recommended to use #FFFFFF text. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#494200
RGB73, 66, 0
HSL54.2°, 100.0%, 14.3%
CMYK0%, 10%, 100%, 71%
HSV54.2°, 100.0%, 28.6%
LAB27.6, -4.5, 36.5
XYZ4.7, 5.3, 0.8
Decimal4801024

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

10.18:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AAA
2.06:1
Text on #000000
FAIL
9.73:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AAA
1.75:1
Text on #0F172A
FAIL

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #494200; }
.text-color { color: #494200; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #494200; }

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