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Recognised as Colour

#46462A

  • #46462A
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slate grey

#46462A is a yellow with RGB values 70, 70, 42 and HSL 60°, 25%, 22%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#46462A#46462A
HEX#46462A
RGBrgb(70, 70, 42)
RGB (0–1)0.2745, 0.2745, 0.1647
RGB percentages27.5%, 27.5%, 16.5%
HSLhsl(60, 25%, 22%)
HSV / HSBhsv(60, 40%, 27.5%)
CMYK0%, 0%, 40%, 72.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,605,482
CSS custom property--colour: #46462A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0585WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness67.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.68:1
Contrast with white9.68:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#444444
Inverted#B9B9D5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4A4428no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#4B452Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.2 from the original
Tritanopia#4A433Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.68:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.17:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 21.8Dim grey · ΔE 23.4Dark olivegreen · ΔE 23.5Gray · ΔE 30.2Black · ΔE 34Slate grey · ΔE 36.5
Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 21.78, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2A2A46
Analogous#46382A, #38462A
Triadic#2A4646, #462A46
Split complementary#2A3846, #382A46
Tetradic#2A4638, #2A2A46, #462A38

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B6B686
Lighter +30%#A3A366
Lighter +20%#868650
Lighter +10%#66663D
Darker −10%#262617
Darker −20%#060604
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#54541C
Less saturated −25%#383838

Channel breakdown

R70
G70
B42
Red70 (27.5%)
Green70 (27.5%)
Blue42 (16.5%)
Hue60°
Saturation (HSL)25%
Lightness21.96%
Dominant channelRed and Green
Hex per channelR 46 · G 46 · B 2A

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