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Recognised as Colour

#514B2C

  • #514B2C
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark olivegreen

#514B2C is a yellow with RGB values 81, 75, 44 and HSL 50°, 30%, 25%. 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

#514B2C#514B2C
HEX#514B2C
RGBrgb(81, 75, 44)
RGB (0–1)0.3176, 0.2941, 0.1725
RGB percentages31.8%, 29.4%, 17.3%
HSLhsl(50.3, 29.6%, 24.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(50.3, 45.7%, 31.8%)
CMYK0%, 7.4%, 45.7%, 68.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,327,660
CSS custom property--colour: #514B2C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06963WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness74.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.78:1
Contrast with white8.78:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4A4A4A
Inverted#AEB4D3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#51492Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#524C2Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original
Tritanopia#564743no 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 text8.78:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.39:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark olivegreen · ΔE 22.3Dim grey · ΔE 23.3Dark slate grey · ΔE 24.8Gray · ΔE 29.3Slate grey · ΔE 36.6Saddle brown · ΔE 36.7
Nearest named CSS colourDark olivegreen (#556B2F)ΔE 22.31, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2C3251
Analogous#51392C, #44512C
Triadic#2C514B, #4B2C51
Split complementary#2C4451, #382C51
Tetradic#2C5139, #2C3251, #512C45

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BFB78A
Lighter +30%#ADA269
Lighter +20%#938850
Lighter +10%#726A3E
Darker −10%#302C1A
Darker −20%#0F0E08
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#61561C
Less saturated −25%#41403C

Channel breakdown

R81
G75
B44
Red81 (31.8%)
Green75 (29.4%)
Blue44 (17.3%)
Hue50.27°
Saturation (HSL)29.6%
Lightness24.51%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 51 · G 4B · B 2C

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