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#49450E Color

#49450E is rgb(73, 69, 14) in RGB, hsl(56, 68%, 17%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 5%, 81%, 71%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Army Green (#4B5320), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.41. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#49450E
HEX#49450E
RGBrgb(73, 69, 14)
HSLhsl(56, 68%, 17%)
HSVhsv(56, 81%, 29%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 5%, 81%, 71%)
OKLCHoklch(38.3% 0.073 105.1)
LABlab(28.84% -3.64 31.61)
LCHlch(28.84% 31.82 96.57)

What #49450E Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #49450E, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every yellow in the library.

#49450E Channel Values

How #49450E breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 73 · G 69 · B 148-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 56° · S 68% · L 17%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 56° · S 81% · V 29%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 5% · Y 81% · K 71%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance9.81:1 vs white · 2.14:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #49450E background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text9.81:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.14:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #49450E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #49450E; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #49450E

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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How #49450E Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#49450E
Protanopia#46460E
Protanomaly#47450E
Deuteranopia#46460D
Deuteranomaly#47460E
Tritanopia#4D4141
Tritanomaly#4B4333
Achromatopsia#444444

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Using #49450E in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-49450e: #49450E;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #49450E;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-49450e': '#49450E' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.286, green: 0.271, blue: 0.055)
Android XML<color name="color_49450e">#49450E</color>
SVG fillfill="#49450E"

More Yellow Colors

#49450E sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#49450E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #49450E?

#49450E is a darkest yellow — rgb(73, 69, 14) in RGB and hsl(56, 68%, 17%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Army Green (#4B5320), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.41.

What is the RGB value of #49450E?

#49450E is rgb(73, 69, 14) — red 73, green 69, and blue 14 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #49450E?

#49450E converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 5%, 81%, 71%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #49450E be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #49450E scores 9.81:1 against white and 2.14:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #49450E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #49450E is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is darkolivegreen (#556B2F) at a CIE76 distance of 18.63, which is visibly different.

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