Colour

#55503E

#55503E
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Dim grey

#55503E is a yellow with RGB values 85, 80, 62 and HSL 47°, 16%, 29%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

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HEX#55503E

RGBrgb(85, 80, 62)

RGB (0–1)0.3333, 0.3137, 0.2431

RGB percentages33.3%, 31.4%, 24.3%

HSLhsl(47, 15.6%, 28.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(47, 27.1%, 33.3%)

CMYK0%, 5.9%, 27.1%, 66.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,591,102

CSS custom property--colour: #55503E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08016WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness79.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.07:1

Contrast with white8.07:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.6:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#505050

Inverted#AAAFC1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#544F3Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#55513Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.6 from the original

Tritanopia#594D4Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text8.07:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.6:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 15.5 Dark slate grey · ΔE 18.6 Gray · ΔE 22.7 Dark olivegreen · ΔE 27.3 Slate grey · ΔE 28.9 Light slate grey · ΔE 31.4

Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 15.47, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#3E4355

Analogous#55453E, #4E553E

Triadic#3E5550, #503E55

Split complementary#3E4E55, #453E55

Tetradic#3E5544, #3E4355, #553E4E

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#BCB7A3

Lighter +30%#A69F86

Lighter +20%#908869

Lighter +10%#726C54

Darker −10%#383428

Darker −20%#1A1813

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#675A2C

Less saturated −25%#4A4A4A

Channel breakdown

R85

G80

B62

Red85 (33.3%)

Green80 (31.4%)

Blue62 (24.3%)

Hue46.96°

Saturation (HSL)15.65%

Lightness28.82%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 55 · G 50 · B 3E

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Colour values

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