Colour

#42440F

#42440F
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Dark olivegreen

#42440F is a yellow with RGB values 66, 68, 15 and HSL 62°, 64%, 16%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark olivegreen.

Colour values

#42440F#42440F

HEX#42440F

RGBrgb(66, 68, 15)

RGB (0–1)0.2588, 0.2667, 0.0588

RGB percentages25.9%, 26.7%, 5.9%

HSLhsl(62.3, 63.9%, 16.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(62.3, 77.9%, 26.7%)

CMYK2.9%, 0%, 77.9%, 73.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,342,799

CSS custom property--colour: #42440F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05327WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness63.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.17:1

Contrast with white10.17:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.07:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#404040

Inverted#BDBBF0

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4A4107no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#4A4213no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.8 from the original

Tritanopia#473F3Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text10.17:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.07:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark olivegreen · ΔE 17.8 Dark slate grey · ΔE 34.2 Dim grey · ΔE 35.6 Olive · ΔE 36.2 Dark green · ΔE 37.7 Saddle brown · ΔE 38

Nearest named CSS colourDark olivegreen (#556B2F)ΔE 17.82, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#110F44

Analogous#442B0F, #28440F

Triadic#0F4244, #440F42

Split complementary#0F2844, #2B0F44

Tetradic#0F442B, #110F44, #440F28

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D1D748

Lighter +30%#BCC12B

Lighter +20%#939821

Lighter +10%#6B6E18

Darker −10%#191A06

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#4C4E05

Less saturated −25%#383A19

Channel breakdown

R66

G68

B15

Red66 (25.9%)

Green68 (26.7%)

Blue15 (5.9%)

Hue62.26°

Saturation (HSL)63.86%

Lightness16.27%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 42 · G 44 · B 0F

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Colour values

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