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Recognised as Colour

#5A5135

  • #5A5135
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#5A5135 is a yellow with RGB values 90, 81, 53 and HSL 45°, 26%, 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

#5A5135#5A5135
HEX#5A5135
RGBrgb(90, 81, 53)
RGB (0–1)0.3529, 0.3176, 0.2078
RGB percentages35.3%, 31.8%, 20.8%
HSLhsl(45.4, 25.9%, 28%)
HSV / HSBhsv(45.4, 41.1%, 35.3%)
CMYK0%, 10%, 41.1%, 64.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,919,029
CSS custom property--colour: #5A5135;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08316WCAG 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 7.89:1
Contrast with white7.89:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.66:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#515151
Inverted#A5AECA

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#575033no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#595336no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.6 from the original
Tritanopia#5F4D4Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.89:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.66:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 20.4Dark olivegreen · ΔE 23.2Dark slate grey · ΔE 24.3Gray · ΔE 26Slate grey · ΔE 33.8Rosy brown · ΔE 35.9
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 20.36, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#353E5A
Analogous#5A3F35, #505A35
Triadic#355A51, #51355A
Split complementary#35505A, #3F355A
Tetradic#355A3F, #353E5A, #5A3550

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C3B898
Lighter +30%#B0A278
Lighter +20%#9A8B5B
Lighter +10%#7A6E48
Darker −10%#3A3422
Darker −20%#1A170F
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#6C5A23
Less saturated −25%#484847

Channel breakdown

R90
G81
B53
Red90 (35.3%)
Green81 (31.8%)
Blue53 (20.8%)
Hue45.41°
Saturation (HSL)25.87%
Lightness28.04%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 5A · G 51 · B 35

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