Colour

#55533A

#55533A
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Dim grey

#55533A is a yellow with RGB values 85, 83, 58 and HSL 56°, 19%, 28%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#55533A#55533A

HEX#55533A

RGBrgb(85, 83, 58)

RGB (0–1)0.3333, 0.3255, 0.2275

RGB percentages33.3%, 32.5%, 22.7%

HSLhsl(55.6, 18.9%, 28%)

HSV / HSBhsv(55.6, 31.8%, 33.3%)

CMYK0%, 2.4%, 31.8%, 66.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,591,866

CSS custom property--colour: #55533A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08423WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness81.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.82:1

Contrast with white7.82:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.68:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#525252

Inverted#AAACC5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#575138no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2 from the original

Deuteranopia#58533Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.5 from the original

Tritanopia#59504Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text7.82:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.68:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 18.2 Dark slate grey · ΔE 20.7 Dark olivegreen · ΔE 22.9 Gray · ΔE 24.3 Slate grey · ΔE 31.3 Light slate grey · ΔE 33.6

Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 18.16, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#3A3C55

Analogous#55463A, #4A553A

Triadic#3A5553, #533A55

Split complementary#3A4A55, #463A55

Tetradic#3A5546, #3A3C55, #553A4A

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#BDBB9E

Lighter +30%#A8A580

Lighter +20%#928E63

Lighter +10%#73714F

Darker −10%#373525

Darker −20%#181811

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#676228

Less saturated −25%#484848

Channel breakdown

R85

G83

B58

Red85 (33.3%)

Green83 (32.5%)

Blue58 (22.7%)

Hue55.56°

Saturation (HSL)18.88%

Lightness28.04%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 55 · G 53 · B 3A

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