Recognised as Colour

#3C3318

#3C3318
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Dark slate grey

#3C3318 is a yellow with RGB values 60, 51, 24 and HSL 45°, 43%, 16%. 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 slate grey.

Colour values

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HEX#3C3318

RGBrgb(60, 51, 24)

RGB (0–1)0.2353, 0.2, 0.0941

RGB percentages23.5%, 20%, 9.4%

HSLhsl(45, 42.9%, 16.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(45, 60%, 23.5%)

CMYK0%, 15%, 60%, 76.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,945,240

CSS custom property--colour: #3C3318;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03394WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness51.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.51:1

Contrast with white12.51:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.68:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#333333

Inverted#C3CCE7

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#383216no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#3A3519no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.3 from the original

Tritanopia#412F2Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text12.51:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.68:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 26.8 Black · ΔE 28.4 Dim grey · ΔE 29.4 Dark olivegreen · ΔE 30.3 Gray · ΔE 37 Saddle brown · ΔE 38.4

Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 26.8, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#18213C

Analogous#3C2118, #333C18

Triadic#183C33, #33183C

Split complementary#18333C, #21183C

Tetradic#183C21, #18213C, #3C1833

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#C0A860

Lighter +30%#A99044

Lighter +20%#857135

Lighter +10%#605227

Darker −10%#181409

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#46380D

Less saturated −25%#312E22

Channel breakdown

R60

G51

B24

Red60 (23.5%)

Green51 (20%)

Blue24 (9.4%)

Hue45°

Saturation (HSL)42.86%

Lightness16.47%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 3C · G 33 · B 18

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