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Recognised as Colour

#4D4428

  • #4D4428
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#4D4428 is a yellow with RGB values 77, 68, 40 and HSL 45°, 32%, 23%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#4D4428#4D4428
HEX#4D4428
RGBrgb(77, 68, 40)
RGB (0–1)0.302, 0.2667, 0.1569
RGB percentages30.2%, 26.7%, 15.7%
HSLhsl(45.4, 31.6%, 22.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(45.4, 48.1%, 30.2%)
CMYK0%, 11.7%, 48.1%, 69.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,063,720
CSS custom property--colour: #4D4428;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05865WCAG 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 9.66:1
Contrast with white9.66:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#444444
Inverted#B2BBD7

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4A4326no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#4C4629no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.7 from the original
Tritanopia#52403Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.66:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.17:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 23.9Dark slate grey · ΔE 24.7Dark olivegreen · ΔE 25.5Gray · ΔE 30.6Black · ΔE 34.4Saddle brown · ΔE 36.4
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 23.92, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#28314D
Analogous#4D3228, #434D28
Triadic#284D44, #44284D
Split complementary#28434D, #32284D
Tetradic#284D32, #28314D, #4D2843

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BEB083
Lighter +30%#AD9A61
Lighter +20%#907F4B
Lighter +10%#6F6239
Darker −10%#2B2617
Darker −20%#0A0905
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#5C4C19
Less saturated −25%#3E3C37

Channel breakdown

R77
G68
B40
Red77 (30.2%)
Green68 (26.7%)
Blue40 (15.7%)
Hue45.41°
Saturation (HSL)31.62%
Lightness22.94%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 4D · G 44 · B 28

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