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Recognised as Colour

#4E4E32

  • #4E4E32
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#4E4E32 is a yellow with RGB values 78, 78, 50 and HSL 60°, 22%, 25%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#4E4E32#4E4E32
HEX#4E4E32
RGBrgb(78, 78, 50)
RGB (0–1)0.3059, 0.3059, 0.1961
RGB percentages30.6%, 30.6%, 19.6%
HSLhsl(60, 21.9%, 25.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(60, 35.9%, 30.6%)
CMYK0%, 0%, 35.9%, 69.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,131,826
CSS custom property--colour: #4E4E32;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07299WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness75.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.54:1
Contrast with white8.54:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4C4C4C
Inverted#B1B1CD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#524C30no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3 from the original
Deuteranopia#534D33no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.1 from the original
Tritanopia#524B47no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.54:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.46:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 21.1Dark slate grey · ΔE 21.4Dark olivegreen · ΔE 21.9Gray · ΔE 27.3Slate grey · ΔE 34.1Light slate grey · ΔE 36.4
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 21.09, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#32324E
Analogous#4E4032, #404E32
Triadic#324E4E, #4E324E
Split complementary#32404E, #40324E
Tetradic#324E40, #32324E, #4E3240

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B9B993
Lighter +30%#A6A673
Lighter +20%#8C8C5A
Lighter +10%#6D6D46
Darker −10%#2F2F1E
Darker −20%#10100A
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#5E5E22
Less saturated −25%#404040

Channel breakdown

R78
G78
B50
Red78 (30.6%)
Green78 (30.6%)
Blue50 (19.6%)
Hue60°
Saturation (HSL)21.88%
Lightness25.1%
Dominant channelRed and Green
Hex per channelR 4E · G 4E · B 32

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