Colour

#4A421A

#4A421A
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Dark olivegreen

#4A421A is a yellow with RGB values 74, 66, 26 and HSL 50°, 48%, 20%. 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 olivegreen.

Colour values

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HEX#4A421A

RGBrgb(74, 66, 26)

RGB (0–1)0.2902, 0.2588, 0.102

RGB percentages29%, 25.9%, 10.2%

HSLhsl(50, 48%, 19.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(50, 64.9%, 29%)

CMYK0%, 10.8%, 64.9%, 71%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,866,586

CSS custom property--colour: #4A421A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05427WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness65.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.07:1

Contrast with white10.07:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.09:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#414141

Inverted#B5BDE5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#484016no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#4B431Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.7 from the original

Tritanopia#503D39no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text10.07:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.09:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark olivegreen · ΔE 22.4 Dim grey · ΔE 30.2 Dark slate grey · ΔE 30.5 Saddle brown · ΔE 34.3 Gray · ΔE 36 Sienna · ΔE 37.1

Nearest named CSS colourDark olivegreen (#556B2F)ΔE 22.42, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#1A224A

Analogous#4A2A1A, #3A4A1A

Triadic#1A4A42, #421A4A

Split complementary#1A3A4A, #2A1A4A

Tetradic#1A4A2A, #1A224A, #4A1A3A

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#C9B967

Lighter +30%#BBA742

Lighter +20%#958535

Lighter +10%#706427

Darker −10%#24200D

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#574A0E

Less saturated −25%#3E3A27

Channel breakdown

R74

G66

B26

Red74 (29%)

Green66 (25.9%)

Blue26 (10.2%)

Hue50°

Saturation (HSL)48%

Lightness19.61%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 4A · G 42 · B 1A

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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