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Colour

#554E2A

  • #554E2A
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark olivegreen

#554E2A is a yellow with RGB values 85, 78, 42 and HSL 50°, 34%, 25%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark olivegreen.

Colour values

#554E2A#554E2A
HEX#554E2A
RGBrgb(85, 78, 42)
RGB (0–1)0.3333, 0.3059, 0.1647
RGB percentages33.3%, 30.6%, 16.5%
HSLhsl(50.2, 33.9%, 24.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(50.2, 50.6%, 33.3%)
CMYK0%, 8.2%, 50.6%, 66.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,590,570
CSS custom property--colour: #554E2A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07547WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness77 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.37:1
Contrast with white8.37:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.51:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4D4D4D
Inverted#AAB1D5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#544C27no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#564F2Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original
Tritanopia#5B4945no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.37:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.51:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark olivegreen · ΔE 20.3Dim grey · ΔE 25.2Dark slate grey · ΔE 27.5Gray · ΔE 30.4Saddle brown · ΔE 35Sienna · ΔE 36.5
Nearest named CSS colourDark olivegreen (#556B2F)ΔE 20.25, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2A3155
Analogous#55392A, #47552A
Triadic#2A554E, #4E2A55
Split complementary#2A4755, #382A55
Tetradic#2A5539, #2A3155, #552A47

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C4BA87
Lighter +30%#B3A665
Lighter +20%#998D4C
Lighter +10%#776D3B
Darker −10%#332F19
Darker −20%#110F08
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#65591A
Less saturated −25%#45433A

Channel breakdown

R85
G78
B42
Red85 (33.3%)
Green78 (30.6%)
Blue42 (16.5%)
Hue50.23°
Saturation (HSL)33.86%
Lightness24.9%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 55 · G 4E · B 2A

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