Colour

#554D1E

#554D1E
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Dark olivegreen

#554D1E is a yellow with RGB values 85, 77, 30 and HSL 51°, 48%, 23%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark olivegreen.

Colour values

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HEX#554D1E

RGBrgb(85, 77, 30)

RGB (0–1)0.3333, 0.302, 0.1176

RGB percentages33.3%, 30.2%, 11.8%

HSLhsl(51.3, 47.8%, 22.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(51.3, 64.7%, 33.3%)

CMYK0%, 9.4%, 64.7%, 66.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,590,302

CSS custom property--colour: #554D1E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07333WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness75.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.51:1

Contrast with white8.51:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#4B4B4B

Inverted#AAB2E1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#544B19no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#574E20no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original

Tritanopia#5C4743no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text8.51:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.47:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark olivegreen · ΔE 18.3 Dim grey · ΔE 31 Saddle brown · ΔE 32.7 Dark slate grey · ΔE 33.3 Sienna · ΔE 35.3 Olive · ΔE 35.5

Nearest named CSS colourDark olivegreen (#556B2F)ΔE 18.33, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#1E2655

Analogous#55311E, #42551E

Triadic#1E554D, #4D1E55

Split complementary#1E4255, #311E55

Tetradic#1E5531, #1E2655, #551E42

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#CDC072

Lighter +30%#C0AF4C

Lighter +20%#A09139

Lighter +10%#7B6F2B

Darker −10%#2F2B11

Darker −20%#0A0903

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#635710

Less saturated −25%#47432C

Channel breakdown

R85

G77

B30

Red85 (33.3%)

Green77 (30.2%)

Blue30 (11.8%)

Hue51.27°

Saturation (HSL)47.83%

Lightness22.55%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 55 · G 4D · B 1E

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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