Colour

#4E451A

#4E451A
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Dark olivegreen

#4E451A is a yellow with RGB values 78, 69, 26 and HSL 50°, 50%, 20%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark olivegreen.

Colour values

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HEX#4E451A

RGBrgb(78, 69, 26)

RGB (0–1)0.3059, 0.2706, 0.102

RGB percentages30.6%, 27.1%, 10.2%

HSLhsl(49.6, 50%, 20.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(49.6, 66.7%, 30.6%)

CMYK0%, 11.5%, 66.7%, 69.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,129,498

CSS custom property--colour: #4E451A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05951WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness68.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.59:1

Contrast with white9.59:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#444444

Inverted#B1BAE5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4C4315no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#4E461Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original

Tritanopia#54403Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text9.59:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.19:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark olivegreen · ΔE 21.3 Dim grey · ΔE 30.8 Dark slate grey · ΔE 32 Saddle brown · ΔE 33.1 Sienna · ΔE 35.9 Gray · ΔE 36.2

Nearest named CSS colourDark olivegreen (#556B2F)ΔE 21.32, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#1A234E

Analogous#4E2B1A, #3D4E1A

Triadic#1A4E45, #451A4E

Split complementary#1A3D4E, #2B1A4E

Tetradic#1A4E2B, #1A234E, #4E1A3D

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#CDBB67

Lighter +30%#C0AA41

Lighter +20%#9B8933

Lighter +10%#746727

Darker −10%#28230D

Darker −20%#010100

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#5B4D0D

Less saturated −25%#413C27

Channel breakdown

R78

G69

B26

Red78 (30.6%)

Green69 (27.1%)

Blue26 (10.2%)

Hue49.62°

Saturation (HSL)50%

Lightness20.39%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 4E · G 45 · B 1A

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