Colour

#46422A

#46422A
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Dark slate grey

#46422A is a yellow with RGB values 70, 66, 42 and HSL 51°, 25%, 22%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

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HEX#46422A

RGBrgb(70, 66, 42)

RGB (0–1)0.2745, 0.2588, 0.1647

RGB percentages27.5%, 25.9%, 16.5%

HSLhsl(51.4, 25%, 22%)

HSV / HSBhsv(51.4, 40%, 27.5%)

CMYK0%, 5.7%, 40%, 72.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,604,458

CSS custom property--colour: #46422A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05366WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness65 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.13:1

Contrast with white10.13:1WCAG normal text: AAA

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

Greyscale equivalent#414141

Inverted#B9BDD5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#464128no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#48422Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.2 from the original

Tritanopia#4A3F3Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text10.13:1WCAG large text: AAA

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

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 21.3 Dim grey · ΔE 22.7 Dark olivegreen · ΔE 26.6 Gray · ΔE 30.1 Black · ΔE 31.8 Slate grey · ΔE 36

Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 21.34, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#2A2E46

Analogous#46342A, #3C462A

Triadic#2A4642, #422A46

Split complementary#2A3C46, #342A46

Tetradic#2A4634, #2A2E46, #462A3C

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#B6AF86

Lighter +30%#A39A66

Lighter +20%#867E50

Lighter +10%#66603D

Darker −10%#262417

Darker −20%#060604

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#544C1C

Less saturated −25%#383838

Channel breakdown

R70

G66

B42

Red70 (27.5%)

Green66 (25.9%)

Blue42 (16.5%)

Hue51.43°

Saturation (HSL)25%

Lightness21.96%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 46 · G 42 · B 2A

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