Colour

#4D4B1E

#4D4B1E
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Dark olivegreen

#4D4B1E is a yellow with RGB values 77, 75, 30 and HSL 57°, 44%, 21%. 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

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HEX#4D4B1E

RGBrgb(77, 75, 30)

RGB (0–1)0.302, 0.2941, 0.1176

RGB percentages30.2%, 29.4%, 11.8%

HSLhsl(57.4, 43.9%, 21%)

HSV / HSBhsv(57.4, 61%, 30.2%)

CMYK0%, 2.6%, 61%, 69.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,065,502

CSS custom property--colour: #4D4B1E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06704WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness72 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#B2B4E1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#514819no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4 from the original

Deuteranopia#524A20no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.3 from the original

Tritanopia#534641no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24.1 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

Dark olivegreen · ΔE 17.3 Dim grey · ΔE 30.4 Dark slate grey · ΔE 30.9 Gray · ΔE 35.4 Saddle brown · ΔE 36.2 Olive · ΔE 37.1

Nearest named CSS colourDark olivegreen (#556B2F)ΔE 17.32, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#1E204D

Analogous#4D341E, #374D1E

Triadic#1E4D4B, #4B1E4D

Split complementary#1E374D, #341E4D

Tetradic#1E4D34, #1E204D, #4D1E37

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#C7C370

Lighter +30%#B9B44B

Lighter +20%#96923B

Lighter +10%#726F2C

Darker −10%#282710

Darker −20%#040401

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#5A5711

Less saturated −25%#403F2B

Channel breakdown

R77

G75

B30

Red77 (30.2%)

Green75 (29.4%)

Blue30 (11.8%)

Hue57.45°

Saturation (HSL)43.93%

Lightness20.98%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 4D · G 4B · B 1E

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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