#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.