Colour

#4E441C

#4E441C
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Dark olivegreen

#4E441C is a yellow with RGB values 78, 68, 28 and HSL 48°, 47%, 21%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark olivegreen.

Colour values

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HEX#4E441C

RGBrgb(78, 68, 28)

RGB (0–1)0.3059, 0.2667, 0.1098

RGB percentages30.6%, 26.7%, 11%

HSLhsl(48, 47.2%, 20.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(48, 64.1%, 30.6%)

CMYK0%, 12.8%, 64.1%, 69.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,129,244

CSS custom property--colour: #4E441C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05838WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness68 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.69:1

Contrast with white9.69:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#434343

Inverted#B1BBE3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4B4318no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#4D461Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.7 from the original

Tritanopia#543F3Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text9.69:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.17:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark olivegreen · ΔE 22.4 Dim grey · ΔE 29.7 Dark slate grey · ΔE 30.9 Saddle brown · ΔE 33.1 Gray · ΔE 35.3 Sienna · ΔE 35.7

Nearest named CSS colourDark olivegreen (#556B2F)ΔE 22.4, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#1C264E

Analogous#4E2B1C, #3F4E1C

Triadic#1C4E44, #441C4E

Split complementary#1C3F4E, #2B1C4E

Tetradic#1C4E2B, #1C264E, #4E1C3F

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#CAB76C

Lighter +30%#BDA546

Lighter +20%#998537

Lighter +10%#746529

Darker −10%#28230F

Darker −20%#030301

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#5B4C0F

Less saturated −25%#413C29

Channel breakdown

R78

G68

B28

Red78 (30.6%)

Green68 (26.7%)

Blue28 (11%)

Hue48°

Saturation (HSL)47.17%

Lightness20.78%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 4E · G 44 · B 1C

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