Colour

#3C3C08

#3C3C08
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Dark olivegreen

#3C3C08 is a yellow with RGB values 60, 60, 8 and HSL 60°, 76%, 13%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark olivegreen.

Colour values

#3C3C08#3C3C08

HEX#3C3C08

RGBrgb(60, 60, 8)

RGB (0–1)0.2353, 0.2353, 0.0314

RGB percentages23.5%, 23.5%, 3.1%

HSLhsl(60, 76.5%, 13.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(60, 86.7%, 23.5%)

CMYK0%, 0%, 86.7%, 76.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,947,528

CSS custom property--colour: #3C3C08;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0421WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness56.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.4:1

Contrast with white11.4:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.84:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#383838

Inverted#C3C3F7

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#423901no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#423B0Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.2 from the original

Tritanopia#413832no 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 text11.4:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.84:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark olivegreen · ΔE 21.3 Dark slate grey · ΔE 34.5 Dim grey · ΔE 36.6 Saddle brown · ΔE 37.8 Olive · ΔE 38.9 Black · ΔE 39.1

Nearest named CSS colourDark olivegreen (#556B2F)ΔE 21.33, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#08083C

Analogous#3C2208, #223C08

Triadic#083C3C, #3C083C

Split complementary#08223C, #22083C

Tetradic#083C22, #08083C, #3C0822

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E3E32D

Lighter +30%#C3C31A

Lighter +20%#969614

Lighter +10%#69690E

Darker −10%#0F0F02

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#444400

Less saturated −25%#343410

Channel breakdown

R60

G60

Red60 (23.5%)

Green60 (23.5%)

Blue8 (3.1%)

Hue60°

Saturation (HSL)76.47%

Lightness13.33%

Dominant channelRed and Green

Hex per channelR 3C · G 3C · B 08

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Colour values

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