#495F00

A very dark, vivid yellow closely aligning with Darkolivegreen.

About #495F00

At its core, #495F00 is a very dark and vivid hue. Designers often compare it to the standard color Darkolivegreen. Its digital footprint relies on 73 parts red, 95 parts green, and 0 parts blue light.

If you are designing for print, the four-color process is what matters most. This specific hue requires a mix of 23% C, 0% M, 100% Y, and 63% K. The HSL representation is 73.9° hue, 100.0% saturation, and 18.6% lightness.

When using this color as a background, text legibility must be considered. Mathematical luminance calculations suggest that #FFFFFF text provides the most optimal reading experience. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#495F00
RGB73, 95, 0
HSL73.9°, 100.0%, 18.6%
CMYK23%, 0%, 100%, 63%
HSV73.9°, 100.0%, 37.3%
LAB37.1, -21.0, 43.7
XYZ6.8, 9.6, 1.5
Decimal4808448

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

7.19:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AAA
2.92:1
Text on #000000
FAIL
6.87:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA
2.48:1
Text on #0F172A
FAIL

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #495F00; }
.text-color { color: #495F00; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #495F00; }

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