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Recognised as Colour

#4A4C1C

  • #4A4C1C
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark olivegreen

#4A4C1C is a yellow with RGB values 74, 76, 28 and HSL 62°, 46%, 20%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark olivegreen.

Colour values

#4A4C1C#4A4C1C
HEX#4A4C1C
RGBrgb(74, 76, 28)
RGB (0–1)0.2902, 0.298, 0.1098
RGB percentages29%, 29.8%, 11%
HSLhsl(62.5, 46.2%, 20.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(62.5, 63.2%, 29.8%)
CMYK2.6%, 0%, 63.2%, 70.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,869,148
CSS custom property--colour: #4A4C1C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06709WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness71.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.97:1
Contrast with white8.97:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#484848
Inverted#B5B3E3

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#524917no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6 from the original
Deuteranopia#524A1Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.6 from the original
Tritanopia#4F4742no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.97:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.34:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourDark olivegreen (#556B2F)ΔE 15.52, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#1E1C4C
Analogous#4C361C, #324C1C
Triadic#1C4A4C, #4C1C4A
Split complementary#1C324C, #361C4C
Tetradic#1C4C36, #1E1C4C, #4C1C32

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#C5C96B
Lighter +30%#B6BB46
Lighter +20%#939737
Lighter +10%#6E712A
Darker −10%#26270E
Darker −20%#010101
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#56590F
Less saturated −25%#3E3F29

Channel breakdown

R74
G76
B28
Red74 (29%)
Green76 (29.8%)
Blue28 (11%)
Hue62.5°
Saturation (HSL)46.15%
Lightness20.39%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 4A · G 4C · B 1C

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