Colour

#55513F

#55513F
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Dim grey

#55513F is a yellow with RGB values 85, 81, 63 and HSL 49°, 15%, 29%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#55513F#55513F

HEX#55513F

RGBrgb(85, 81, 63)

RGB (0–1)0.3333, 0.3176, 0.2471

RGB percentages33.3%, 31.8%, 24.7%

HSLhsl(49.1, 14.9%, 29%)

HSV / HSBhsv(49.1, 25.9%, 33.3%)

CMYK0%, 4.7%, 25.9%, 66.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,591,359

CSS custom property--colour: #55513F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08175WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness80.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.97:1

Contrast with white7.97:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.64:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#515151

Inverted#AAAEC0

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#55503Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#565140no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.8 from the original

Tritanopia#594E4Cno 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 text7.97:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.64:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 15.2 Dark slate grey · ΔE 18.2 Gray · ΔE 22.3 Dark olivegreen · ΔE 27 Slate grey · ΔE 28.6 Light slate grey · ΔE 31

Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 15.16, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#3F4355

Analogous#55463F, #4E553F

Triadic#3F5551, #513F55

Split complementary#3F4E55, #463F55

Tetradic#3F5546, #3F4355, #553F4E

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#BCB7A4

Lighter +30%#A6A087

Lighter +20%#90896A

Lighter +10%#726D55

Darker −10%#383529

Darker −20%#1A1914

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#675D2D

Less saturated −25%#4A4A4A

Channel breakdown

R85

G81

B63

Red85 (33.3%)

Green81 (31.8%)

Blue63 (24.7%)

Hue49.09°

Saturation (HSL)14.86%

Lightness29.02%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 55 · G 51 · B 3F

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Colour values

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