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Recognised as Colour

#554F36

  • #554F36
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#554F36 is a yellow with RGB values 85, 79, 54 and HSL 48°, 22%, 27%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#554F36#554F36
HEX#554F36
RGBrgb(85, 79, 54)
RGB (0–1)0.3333, 0.3098, 0.2118
RGB percentages33.3%, 31%, 21.2%
HSLhsl(48.4, 22.3%, 27.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(48.4, 36.5%, 33.3%)
CMYK0%, 7.1%, 36.5%, 66.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,590,838
CSS custom property--colour: #554F36;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0779WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness78.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.21:1
Contrast with white8.21:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.56:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4E4E4E
Inverted#AAB0C9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#544E34no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#565037no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original
Tritanopia#5A4B48no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.21:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.56:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 19.2Dark slate grey · ΔE 21.9Dark olivegreen · ΔE 24.2Gray · ΔE 25.5Slate grey · ΔE 32.6Light slate grey · ΔE 34.9
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 19.19, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#363C55
Analogous#553F36, #4C5536
Triadic#36554F, #4F3655
Split complementary#364C55, #3F3655
Tetradic#36553F, #363C55, #55364B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BEB799
Lighter +30%#AAA17A
Lighter +20%#93895E
Lighter +10%#746C4A
Darker −10%#363222
Darker −20%#17150E
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#665A25
Less saturated −25%#464646

Channel breakdown

R85
G79
B54
Red85 (33.3%)
Green79 (31%)
Blue54 (21.2%)
Hue48.39°
Saturation (HSL)22.3%
Lightness27.25%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 55 · G 4F · B 36

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