Colour

#554D26

#554D26
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Dark olivegreen

#554D26 is a yellow with RGB values 85, 77, 38 and HSL 50°, 38%, 24%. 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#554D26

RGBrgb(85, 77, 38)

RGB (0–1)0.3333, 0.302, 0.149

RGB percentages33.3%, 30.2%, 14.9%

HSLhsl(49.8, 38.2%, 24.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(49.8, 55.3%, 33.3%)

CMYK0%, 9.4%, 55.3%, 66.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,590,310

CSS custom property--colour: #554D26;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07379WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness76.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.48:1

Contrast with white8.48:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#4C4C4C

Inverted#AAB2D9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#544B23no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#564E28no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.7 from the original

Tritanopia#5B4844no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text8.48:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.48:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark olivegreen · ΔE 19.9 Dim grey · ΔE 27 Dark slate grey · ΔE 29.3 Gray · ΔE 32.1 Saddle brown · ΔE 34 Sienna · ΔE 35.8

Nearest named CSS colourDark olivegreen (#556B2F)ΔE 19.87, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#262E55

Analogous#553526, #455526

Triadic#26554D, #4D2655

Split complementary#264555, #352655

Tetradic#265536, #262E55, #552646

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#C6BB81

Lighter +30%#B7A75D

Lighter +20%#9B8D46

Lighter +10%#786D36

Darker −10%#322D16

Darker −20%#0F0D06

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#645717

Less saturated −25%#464335

Channel breakdown

R85

G77

B38

Red85 (33.3%)

Green77 (30.2%)

Blue38 (14.9%)

Hue49.79°

Saturation (HSL)38.21%

Lightness24.12%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 55 · G 4D · B 26

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