Colour

#4C462C

#4C462C
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Dim grey

#4C462C is a yellow with RGB values 76, 70, 44 and HSL 49°, 27%, 24%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

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HEX#4C462C

RGBrgb(76, 70, 44)

RGB (0–1)0.298, 0.2745, 0.1725

RGB percentages29.8%, 27.5%, 17.3%

HSLhsl(48.8, 26.7%, 23.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(48.8, 42.1%, 29.8%)

CMYK0%, 7.9%, 42.1%, 70.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,998,700

CSS custom property--colour: #4C462C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06099WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness69.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.46:1

Contrast with white9.46:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#454545

Inverted#B3B9D3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4B452Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#4D472Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original

Tritanopia#51423Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text9.46:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.22:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 22.3 Dark slate grey · ΔE 22.6 Dark olivegreen · ΔE 25.3 Gray · ΔE 29.2 Black · ΔE 34 Slate grey · ΔE 35.7

Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 22.3, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#2C324C

Analogous#4C362C, #424C2C

Triadic#2C4C46, #462C4C

Split complementary#2C424C, #362C4C

Tetradic#2C4C36, #2C324C, #4C2C42

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#BBB289

Lighter +30%#A89C69

Lighter +20%#8D8251

Lighter +10%#6C643F

Darker −10%#2C2819

Darker −20%#0B0A07

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#5B4F1D

Less saturated −25%#3D3D3B

Channel breakdown

R76

G70

B44

Red76 (29.8%)

Green70 (27.5%)

Blue44 (17.3%)

Hue48.75°

Saturation (HSL)26.67%

Lightness23.53%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 4C · G 46 · B 2C

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