Colour

#423C1F

#423C1F
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Dark slate grey

#423C1F is a yellow with RGB values 66, 60, 31 and HSL 50°, 36%, 19%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#423C1F#423C1F

HEX#423C1F

RGBrgb(66, 60, 31)

RGB (0–1)0.2588, 0.2353, 0.1216

RGB percentages25.9%, 23.5%, 12.2%

HSLhsl(49.7, 36.1%, 19%)

HSV / HSBhsv(49.7, 53%, 25.9%)

CMYK0%, 9.1%, 53%, 74.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,340,767

CSS custom property--colour: #423C1F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.04489WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness59.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.07:1

Contrast with white11.07:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.9:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#3B3B3B

Inverted#BDC3E0

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#413B1Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#433D20no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original

Tritanopia#473835no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text11.07:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.9:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 25.2 Dark olivegreen · ΔE 26.6 Dim grey · ΔE 26.9 Black · ΔE 31.5 Gray · ΔE 34.1 Saddle brown · ΔE 38.2

Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 25.17, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#1F2542

Analogous#422B1F, #37421F

Triadic#1F423C, #3C1F42

Split complementary#1F3642, #2B1F42

Tetradic#1F422B, #1F2542, #421F36

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#BCAF71

Lighter +30%#AA9B50

Lighter +20%#877B40

Lighter +10%#655C2F

Darker −10%#1F1C0F

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#4E4413

Less saturated −25%#36342B

Channel breakdown

R66

G60

B31

Red66 (25.9%)

Green60 (23.5%)

Blue31 (12.2%)

Hue49.71°

Saturation (HSL)36.08%

Lightness19.02%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 42 · G 3C · B 1F

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Colour values

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