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Recognised as Colour

#4E4E2D

  • #4E4E2D
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark olivegreen

#4E4E2D is a yellow with RGB values 78, 78, 45 and HSL 60°, 27%, 24%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark olivegreen.

Colour values

#4E4E2D#4E4E2D
HEX#4E4E2D
RGBrgb(78, 78, 45)
RGB (0–1)0.3059, 0.3059, 0.1765
RGB percentages30.6%, 30.6%, 17.6%
HSLhsl(60, 26.8%, 24.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(60, 42.3%, 30.6%)
CMYK0%, 0%, 42.3%, 69.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,131,821
CSS custom property--colour: #4E4E2D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07258WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness75 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.57:1
Contrast with white8.57:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4C4C4C
Inverted#B1B1D2

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#534B2Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#534D2Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.1 from the original
Tritanopia#524A46no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.57:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.45:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark olivegreen · ΔE 19.7Dim grey · ΔE 23.7Dark slate grey · ΔE 24Gray · ΔE 29.4Slate grey · ΔE 36.6Black · ΔE 38.3
Nearest named CSS colourDark olivegreen (#556B2F)ΔE 19.73, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2D2D4E
Analogous#4E3E2D, #3E4E2D
Triadic#2D4E4E, #4E2D4E
Split complementary#2D3E4E, #3E2D4E
Tetradic#2D4E3E, #2D2D4E, #4E2D3E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BCBC8B
Lighter +30%#A9A96B
Lighter +20%#8F8F52
Lighter +10%#6E6E40
Darker −10%#2E2E1A
Darker −20%#0D0D08
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#5D5D1E
Less saturated −25%#3F3F3C

Channel breakdown

R78
G78
B45
Red78 (30.6%)
Green78 (30.6%)
Blue45 (17.6%)
Hue60°
Saturation (HSL)26.83%
Lightness24.12%
Dominant channelRed and Green
Hex per channelR 4E · G 4E · B 2D

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