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Recognised as Colour

#3B3400

  • #3B3400
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark olivegreen

#3B3400 is a yellow with RGB values 59, 52, 0 and HSL 53°, 100%, 12%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark olivegreen.

Colour values

#3B3400#3B3400
HEX#3B3400
RGBrgb(59, 52, 0)
RGB (0–1)0.2314, 0.2039, 0
RGB percentages23.1%, 20.4%, 0%
HSLhsl(52.9, 100%, 11.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(52.9, 100%, 23.1%)
CMYK0%, 11.9%, 100%, 76.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,879,936
CSS custom property--colour: #3B3400;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03386WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness51.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.52:1
Contrast with white12.52:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.68:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#323232
Inverted#C4CBFF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3A3200no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#3C3503no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.8 from the original
Tritanopia#412F2Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text12.52:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.68:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark olivegreen · ΔE 26Saddle brown · ΔE 35.4Dark slate grey · ΔE 36.2Black · ΔE 37.1Dim grey · ΔE 37.9Sienna · ΔE 39.8
Nearest named CSS colourDark olivegreen (#556B2F)ΔE 25.96, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#00073B
Analogous#3B1700, #243B00
Triadic#003B34, #34003B
Split complementary#00243B, #17003B
Tetradic#003B17, #00073B, #3B0024

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFE208
Lighter +30%#D4BB00
Lighter +20%#A18E00
Lighter +10%#6E6100
Darker −10%#080700
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#3B3400
Less saturated −25%#342E07

Channel breakdown

R59
G52
B0
Red59 (23.1%)
Green52 (20.4%)
Blue0 (0%)
Hue52.88°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness11.57%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 3B · G 34 · B 00

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