Colour

#3E3600

#3E3600
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Dark olivegreen

#3E3600 is a yellow with RGB values 62, 54, 0 and HSL 52°, 100%, 12%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark olivegreen.

Colour values

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HEX#3E3600

RGBrgb(62, 54, 0)

RGB (0–1)0.2431, 0.2118, 0

RGB percentages24.3%, 21.2%, 0%

HSLhsl(52.3, 100%, 12.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(52.3, 100%, 24.3%)

CMYK0%, 12.9%, 100%, 75.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,077,056

CSS custom property--colour: #3E3600;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03662WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness53.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.12:1

Contrast with white12.12:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.73:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#343434

Inverted#C1C9FF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#3D3400no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#3F3703no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.8 from the original

Tritanopia#44312Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text12.12:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.73:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark olivegreen · ΔE 25.4 Saddle brown · ΔE 34.3 Dark slate grey · ΔE 37.1 Dim grey · ΔE 38.2 Black · ΔE 38.6 Sienna · ΔE 38.8

Nearest named CSS colourDark olivegreen (#556B2F)ΔE 25.39, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#00083E

Analogous#3E1700, #273E00

Triadic#003E36, #36003E

Split complementary#00273E, #17003E

Tetradic#003E17, #00083E, #3E0027

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFE00B

Lighter +30%#D7BB00

Lighter +20%#A48F00

Lighter +10%#716200

Darker −10%#0B0A00

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#3E3600

Less saturated −25%#363008

Channel breakdown

R62

G54

Red62 (24.3%)

Green54 (21.2%)

Blue0 (0%)

Hue52.26°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness12.16%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 3E · G 36 · B 00

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