Colour

#4D472D

#4D472D
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Dim grey

#4D472D is a yellow with RGB values 77, 71, 45 and HSL 49°, 26%, 24%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

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HEX#4D472D

RGBrgb(77, 71, 45)

RGB (0–1)0.302, 0.2784, 0.1765

RGB percentages30.2%, 27.8%, 17.6%

HSLhsl(48.8, 26.2%, 23.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(48.8, 41.6%, 30.2%)

CMYK0%, 7.8%, 41.6%, 69.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,064,493

CSS custom property--colour: #4D472D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06274WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness70.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.31:1

Contrast with white9.31:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#464646

Inverted#B2B8D2

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4C462Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#4E482Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original

Tritanopia#524340no 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 text9.31:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.25:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 22 Dark slate grey · ΔE 22.5 Dark olivegreen · ΔE 25.1 Gray · ΔE 28.8 Black · ΔE 34.4 Slate grey · ΔE 35.4

Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 21.98, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#2D334D

Analogous#4D372D, #434D2D

Triadic#2D4D47, #472D4D

Split complementary#2D434D, #372D4D

Tetradic#2D4D37, #2D334D, #4D2D43

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#BBB28B

Lighter +30%#A89D6B

Lighter +20%#8D8253

Lighter +10%#6D6540

Darker −10%#2D291A

Darker −20%#0D0C07

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#5C511E

Less saturated −25%#3E3D3C

Channel breakdown

R77

G71

B45

Red77 (30.2%)

Green71 (27.8%)

Blue45 (17.6%)

Hue48.75°

Saturation (HSL)26.23%

Lightness23.92%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 4D · G 47 · B 2D

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