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Recognised as Colour

#5A5438

  • #5A5438
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#5A5438 is a yellow with RGB values 90, 84, 56 and HSL 49°, 23%, 29%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#5A5438#5A5438
HEX#5A5438
RGBrgb(90, 84, 56)
RGB (0–1)0.3529, 0.3294, 0.2196
RGB percentages35.3%, 32.9%, 22%
HSLhsl(49.4, 23.3%, 28.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(49.4, 37.8%, 35.3%)
CMYK0%, 6.7%, 37.8%, 64.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,919,800
CSS custom property--colour: #5A5438;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.088WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness83.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.61:1
Contrast with white7.61:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.76:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#535353
Inverted#A5ABC7

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#595236no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#5B5539no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original
Tritanopia#5F504Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.61:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.76:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 19.5Dark olivegreen · ΔE 22.2Dark slate grey · ΔE 23.4Gray · ΔE 25.1Slate grey · ΔE 32.8Light slate grey · ΔE 34.9
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 19.54, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#383E5A
Analogous#5A4338, #4F5A38
Triadic#385A54, #54385A
Split complementary#384F5A, #43385A
Tetradic#385A43, #383E5A, #5A384F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C2BB9C
Lighter +30%#AEA57D
Lighter +20%#998F5F
Lighter +10%#79714C
Darker −10%#3B3724
Darker −20%#1B1911
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#6C6026
Less saturated −25%#494949

Channel breakdown

R90
G84
B56
Red90 (35.3%)
Green84 (32.9%)
Blue56 (22%)
Hue49.41°
Saturation (HSL)23.29%
Lightness28.63%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 5A · G 54 · B 38

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