Colour

#4C4523

#4C4523
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Dark olivegreen

#4C4523 is a yellow with RGB values 76, 69, 35 and HSL 50°, 37%, 22%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark olivegreen.

Colour values

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HEX#4C4523

RGBrgb(76, 69, 35)

RGB (0–1)0.298, 0.2706, 0.1373

RGB percentages29.8%, 27.1%, 13.7%

HSLhsl(49.8, 36.9%, 21.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(49.8, 53.9%, 29.8%)

CMYK0%, 9.2%, 53.9%, 70.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,998,435

CSS custom property--colour: #4C4523;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05914WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness68.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.62:1

Contrast with white9.62:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.18:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#444444

Inverted#B3BADC

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4B4320no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#4D4624no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original

Tritanopia#51413Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text9.62:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.18:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark olivegreen · ΔE 22.8 Dim grey · ΔE 26.4 Dark slate grey · ΔE 26.9 Gray · ΔE 32.6 Saddle brown · ΔE 35.8 Black · ΔE 36.3

Nearest named CSS colourDark olivegreen (#556B2F)ΔE 22.83, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#232A4C

Analogous#4C3123, #3F4C23

Triadic#234C45, #45234C

Split complementary#233F4C, #31234C

Tetradic#234C31, #232A4C, #4C233F

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#C2B579

Lighter +30%#B1A257

Lighter +20%#928443

Lighter +10%#6F6533

Darker −10%#292513

Darker −20%#060603

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#5A4E15

Less saturated −25%#3E3C31

Channel breakdown

R76

G69

B35

Red76 (29.8%)

Green69 (27.1%)

Blue35 (13.7%)

Hue49.76°

Saturation (HSL)36.94%

Lightness21.76%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 4C · G 45 · B 23

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