Colour

#4E4727

#4E4727
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Dark olivegreen

#4E4727 is a yellow with RGB values 78, 71, 39 and HSL 49°, 33%, 23%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark olivegreen.

Colour values

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HEX#4E4727

RGBrgb(78, 71, 39)

RGB (0–1)0.3059, 0.2784, 0.1529

RGB percentages30.6%, 27.8%, 15.3%

HSLhsl(49.2, 33.3%, 22.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(49.2, 50%, 30.6%)

CMYK0%, 9%, 50%, 69.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,130,023

CSS custom property--colour: #4E4727;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06273WCAG 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#B1B8D8

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4D4524no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#4F4828no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original

Tritanopia#53433Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.4 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

Dark olivegreen · ΔE 23 Dim grey · ΔE 24.9 Dark slate grey · ΔE 25.8 Gray · ΔE 31.1 Saddle brown · ΔE 36.2 Black · ΔE 36.3

Nearest named CSS colourDark olivegreen (#556B2F)ΔE 23.01, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#272E4E

Analogous#4E3327, #424E27

Triadic#274E47, #47274E

Split complementary#27414E, #34274E

Tetradic#274E33, #272E4E, #4E2741

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#C0B581

Lighter +30%#AFA15F

Lighter +20%#928549

Lighter +10%#706638

Darker −10%#2C2816

Darker −20%#0A0905

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#5D5018

Less saturated −25%#3F3E36

Channel breakdown

R78

G71

B39

Red78 (30.6%)

Green71 (27.8%)

Blue39 (15.3%)

Hue49.23°

Saturation (HSL)33.33%

Lightness22.94%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 4E · G 47 · B 27

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