Colour

#554C22

#554C22
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Dark olivegreen

#554C22 is a yellow with RGB values 85, 76, 34 and HSL 49°, 43%, 23%. 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

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HEX#554C22

RGBrgb(85, 76, 34)

RGB (0–1)0.3333, 0.298, 0.1333

RGB percentages33.3%, 29.8%, 13.3%

HSLhsl(49.4, 42.9%, 23.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(49.4, 60%, 33.3%)

CMYK0%, 10.6%, 60%, 66.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,590,050

CSS custom property--colour: #554C22;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07216WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness75.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.6:1

Contrast with white8.6:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#4B4B4B

Inverted#AAB3DD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#534A1Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#554D24no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original

Tritanopia#5B4742no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text8.6:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.44:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark olivegreen · ΔE 19.7 Dim grey · ΔE 28.8 Dark slate grey · ΔE 31.1 Saddle brown · ΔE 33 Gray · ΔE 33.7 Sienna · ΔE 35.1

Nearest named CSS colourDark olivegreen (#556B2F)ΔE 19.71, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#222B55

Analogous#553322, #455522

Triadic#22554C, #4C2255

Split complementary#224555, #332255

Tetradic#225532, #222B55, #552244

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#CABB79

Lighter +30%#BBA955

Lighter +20%#9E8D3F

Lighter +10%#796D31

Darker −10%#312B13

Darker −20%#0C0B05

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#645613

Less saturated −25%#464231

Channel breakdown

R85

G76

B34

Red85 (33.3%)

Green76 (29.8%)

Blue34 (13.3%)

Hue49.41°

Saturation (HSL)42.86%

Lightness23.33%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 55 · G 4C · B 22

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Colour values

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