Colour

#4A4327

#4A4327
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Dark slate grey

#4A4327 is a yellow with RGB values 74, 67, 39 and HSL 48°, 31%, 22%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

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HEX#4A4327

RGBrgb(74, 67, 39)

RGB (0–1)0.2902, 0.2627, 0.1529

RGB percentages29%, 26.3%, 15.3%

HSLhsl(48, 31%, 22.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(48, 47.3%, 29%)

CMYK0%, 9.5%, 47.3%, 71%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,866,855

CSS custom property--colour: #4A4327;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05617WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness66.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.89:1

Contrast with white9.89:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.12:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#424242

Inverted#B5BCD8

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#484225no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#4A4428no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.6 from the original

Tritanopia#4F3F3Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text9.89:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.12:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 24.1 Dim grey · ΔE 24.2 Dark olivegreen · ΔE 25.3 Gray · ΔE 31 Black · ΔE 33.7 Saddle brown · ΔE 37.4

Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 24.14, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#272E4A

Analogous#4A3227, #404A27

Triadic#274A43, #43274A

Split complementary#27404A, #31274A

Tetradic#274A31, #272E4A, #4A2740

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#BCB081

Lighter +30%#AB9C5F

Lighter +20%#8D7F4A

Lighter +10%#6B6139

Darker −10%#292515

Darker −20%#070704

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#584B19

Less saturated −25%#3C3B35

Channel breakdown

R74

G67

B39

Red74 (29%)

Green67 (26.3%)

Blue39 (15.3%)

Hue48°

Saturation (HSL)30.97%

Lightness22.16%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 4A · G 43 · B 27

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