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Recognised as Colour

#5A4C00

  • #5A4C00
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark olivegreen

#5A4C00 is a yellow with RGB values 90, 76, 0 and HSL 51°, 100%, 18%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark olivegreen.

Colour values

#5A4C00#5A4C00
HEX#5A4C00
RGBrgb(90, 76, 0)
RGB (0–1)0.3529, 0.298, 0
RGB percentages35.3%, 29.8%, 0%
HSLhsl(50.7, 100%, 17.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(50.7, 100%, 35.3%)
CMYK0%, 15.6%, 100%, 64.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,917,696
CSS custom property--colour: #5A4C00;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07343WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness76.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.51:1
Contrast with white8.51:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#494949
Inverted#A5B3FF

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#554A00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#594F06no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.8 from the original
Tritanopia#62453Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.51:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.47:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourDark olivegreen (#556B2F)ΔE 22.2, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#000E5A
Analogous#5A1F00, #3B5A00
Triadic#005A4C, #4C005A
Split complementary#003B5A, #1F005A
Tetradic#005A1F, #000E5A, #5A003B

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#FFDD27
Lighter +30%#F3CD00
Lighter +20%#C0A200
Lighter +10%#8D7700
Darker −10%#272100
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#5A4C00
Less saturated −25%#4F440B

Channel breakdown

R90
G76
B0
Red90 (35.3%)
Green76 (29.8%)
Blue0 (0%)
Hue50.67°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness17.65%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 5A · G 4C · B 00

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