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Recognised as Colour

#534D38

  • #534D38
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#534D38 is a yellow with RGB values 83, 77, 56 and HSL 47°, 19%, 27%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#534D38#534D38
HEX#534D38
RGBrgb(83, 77, 56)
RGB (0–1)0.3255, 0.302, 0.2196
RGB percentages32.5%, 30.2%, 22%
HSLhsl(46.7, 19.4%, 27.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(46.7, 32.5%, 32.5%)
CMYK0%, 7.2%, 32.5%, 67.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,459,256
CSS custom property--colour: #534D38;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07432WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness76.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.45:1
Contrast with white8.45:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4D4D4D
Inverted#ACB2C7

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#514C37no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#534E39no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.6 from the original
Tritanopia#574A47no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.45:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.49:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 17.8Dark slate grey · ΔE 20.1Gray · ΔE 24.8Dark olivegreen · ΔE 26.3Slate grey · ΔE 31.3Light slate grey · ΔE 33.7
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 17.79, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#383E53
Analogous#533F38, #4C5338
Triadic#38534D, #4D3853
Split complementary#384C53, #3F3853
Tetradic#38533F, #383E53, #53384C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BCB59B
Lighter +30%#A79E7D
Lighter +20%#908661
Lighter +10%#71694D
Darker −10%#353123
Darker −20%#16140F
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#645727
Less saturated −25%#464646

Channel breakdown

R83
G77
B56
Red83 (32.5%)
Green77 (30.2%)
Blue56 (22%)
Hue46.67°
Saturation (HSL)19.42%
Lightness27.25%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 53 · G 4D · B 38

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