Recognised as Colour

#55523C

#55523C
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Dim grey

#55523C is a yellow with RGB values 85, 82, 60 and HSL 53°, 17%, 28%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#55523C#55523C

HEX#55523C

RGBrgb(85, 82, 60)

RGB (0–1)0.3333, 0.3216, 0.2353

RGB percentages33.3%, 32.2%, 23.5%

HSLhsl(52.8, 17.2%, 28.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(52.8, 29.4%, 33.3%)

CMYK0%, 3.5%, 29.4%, 66.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,591,612

CSS custom property--colour: #55523C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08292WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness80.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.9:1

Contrast with white7.9:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.66:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#515151

Inverted#AAADC3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#56503Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#57523Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.1 from the original

Tritanopia#594F4Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text7.9:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.66:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 16.9 Dark slate grey · ΔE 19.6 Gray · ΔE 23.4 Dark olivegreen · ΔE 24.7 Slate grey · ΔE 30.1 Light slate grey · ΔE 32.5

Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 16.85, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#3C3F55

Analogous#55463C, #4B553C

Triadic#3C5552, #523C55

Split complementary#3C4C55, #453C55

Tetradic#3C5546, #3C3F55, #553C4C

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#BCB9A1

Lighter +30%#A7A383

Lighter +20%#918C66

Lighter +10%#736F51

Darker −10%#373527

Darker −20%#191812

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#67602A

Less saturated −25%#494949

Channel breakdown

R85

G82

B60

Red85 (33.3%)

Green82 (32.2%)

Blue60 (23.5%)

Hue52.8°

Saturation (HSL)17.24%

Lightness28.43%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 55 · G 52 · B 3C

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