Colour

#4E4C1D

#4E4C1D
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Dark olivegreen

#4E4C1D is a yellow with RGB values 78, 76, 29 and HSL 58°, 46%, 21%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark olivegreen.

Colour values

#4E4C1D#4E4C1D

HEX#4E4C1D

RGBrgb(78, 76, 29)

RGB (0–1)0.3059, 0.298, 0.1137

RGB percentages30.6%, 29.8%, 11.4%

HSLhsl(57.6, 45.8%, 21%)

HSV / HSBhsv(57.6, 62.8%, 30.6%)

CMYK0%, 2.6%, 62.8%, 69.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,131,293

CSS custom property--colour: #4E4C1D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06877WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness72.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.84:1

Contrast with white8.84:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#494949

Inverted#B1B3E2

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#524918no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4 from the original

Deuteranopia#534B20no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.6 from the original

Tritanopia#544742no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text8.84:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.38:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark olivegreen · ΔE 16.7 Dim grey · ΔE 31.2 Dark slate grey · ΔE 31.8 Saddle brown · ΔE 35.9 Gray · ΔE 35.9 Olive · ΔE 36

Nearest named CSS colourDark olivegreen (#556B2F)ΔE 16.71, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#1D1F4E

Analogous#4E331D, #384E1D

Triadic#1D4E4C, #4C1D4E

Split complementary#1D384E, #331D4E

Tetradic#1D4E34, #1D1F4E, #4E1D38

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#C9C56E

Lighter +30%#BBB749

Lighter +20%#989439

Lighter +10%#73702B

Darker −10%#29280F

Darker −20%#040401

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#5B5810

Less saturated −25%#41402A

Channel breakdown

R78

G76

B29

Red78 (30.6%)

Green76 (29.8%)

Blue29 (11.4%)

Hue57.55°

Saturation (HSL)45.79%

Lightness20.98%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 4E · G 4C · B 1D

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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