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Recognised as Colour

#4E4E2F

  • #4E4E2F
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark olivegreen

#4E4E2F is a yellow with RGB values 78, 78, 47 and HSL 60°, 25%, 25%. 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

#4E4E2F#4E4E2F
HEX#4E4E2F
RGBrgb(78, 78, 47)
RGB (0–1)0.3059, 0.3059, 0.1843
RGB percentages30.6%, 30.6%, 18.4%
HSLhsl(60, 24.8%, 24.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(60, 39.7%, 30.6%)
CMYK0%, 0%, 39.7%, 69.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,131,823
CSS custom property--colour: #4E4E2F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07274WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness75.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.55:1
Contrast with white8.55:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4C4C4C
Inverted#B1B1D0

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#534C2Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#534D30no 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 16.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.55:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.45:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark olivegreen · ΔE 20.6Dim grey · ΔE 22.6Dark slate grey · ΔE 23Gray · ΔE 28.6Slate grey · ΔE 35.6Black · ΔE 37.7
Nearest named CSS colourDark olivegreen (#556B2F)ΔE 20.56, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2F2F4E
Analogous#4E3F2F, #3F4E2F
Triadic#2F4E4E, #4E2F4E
Split complementary#2F3F4E, #3F2F4E
Tetradic#2F4E3F, #2F2F4E, #4E2F3F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BBBB8E
Lighter +30%#A8A86E
Lighter +20%#8E8E55
Lighter +10%#6E6E42
Darker −10%#2E2E1C
Darker −20%#0E0E09
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#5E5E1F
Less saturated −25%#3F3F3F

Channel breakdown

R78
G78
B47
Red78 (30.6%)
Green78 (30.6%)
Blue47 (18.4%)
Hue60°
Saturation (HSL)24.8%
Lightness24.51%
Dominant channelRed and Green
Hex per channelR 4E · G 4E · B 2F

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