Colour

#4A421D

#4A421D
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Dark olivegreen

#4A421D is a yellow with RGB values 74, 66, 29 and HSL 49°, 44%, 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#4A421D

RGBrgb(74, 66, 29)

RGB (0–1)0.2902, 0.2588, 0.1137

RGB percentages29%, 25.9%, 11.4%

HSLhsl(49.3, 43.7%, 20.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(49.3, 60.8%, 29%)

CMYK0%, 10.8%, 60.8%, 71%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,866,589

CSS custom property--colour: #4A421D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05441WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness65.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.06:1

Contrast with white10.06:1WCAG normal text: AAA

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

Greyscale equivalent#414141

Inverted#B5BDE2

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#48401Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#4A431Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original

Tritanopia#503D3Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text10.06:1WCAG large text: AAA

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

Named colours

Dark olivegreen · ΔE 23.1 Dim grey · ΔE 28.7 Dark slate grey · ΔE 29 Gray · ΔE 34.8 Saddle brown · ΔE 34.9 Black · ΔE 36.6

Nearest named CSS colourDark olivegreen (#556B2F)ΔE 23.05, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#1D254A

Analogous#4A2B1D, #3B4A1D

Triadic#1D4A42, #421D4A

Split complementary#1D3B4A, #2B1D4A

Tetradic#1D4A2C, #1D254A, #4A1D3C

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#C6B66D

Lighter +30%#B7A449

Lighter +20%#93833A

Lighter +10%#6F632B

Darker −10%#25210F

Darker −20%#010100

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#574A10

Less saturated −25%#3D3A2A

Channel breakdown

R74

G66

B29

Red74 (29%)

Green66 (25.9%)

Blue29 (11.4%)

Hue49.33°

Saturation (HSL)43.69%

Lightness20.2%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 4A · G 42 · B 1D

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