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Recognised as Colour

#5A5543

  • #5A5543
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#5A5543 is a yellow with RGB values 90, 85, 67 and HSL 47°, 15%, 31%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#5A5543#5A5543
HEX#5A5543
RGBrgb(90, 85, 67)
RGB (0–1)0.3529, 0.3333, 0.2627
RGB percentages35.3%, 33.3%, 26.3%
HSLhsl(47, 14.6%, 30.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(47, 25.6%, 35.3%)
CMYK0%, 5.6%, 25.6%, 64.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,920,067
CSS custom property--colour: #5A5543;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09076WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness84.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.46:1
Contrast with white7.46:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.82:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#555555
Inverted#A5AABC

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#595442no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#5A5644no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.6 from the original
Tritanopia#5E5250no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.46:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.82:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 14Dark slate grey · ΔE 18.9Gray · ΔE 20.8Dark olivegreen · ΔE 26.8Slate grey · ΔE 27.5Light slate grey · ΔE 29.9
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 14.04, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#43485A
Analogous#5A4943, #545A43
Triadic#435A55, #55435A
Split complementary#43545A, #49435A
Tetradic#435A49, #43485A, #5A4354

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BFBBAA
Lighter +30%#AAA38C
Lighter +20%#948C6F
Lighter +10%#777159
Darker −10%#3D392D
Darker −20%#201E17
Darker −30%#020202
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#6E602F
Less saturated −25%#4F4F4F

Channel breakdown

R90
G85
B67
Red90 (35.3%)
Green85 (33.3%)
Blue67 (26.3%)
Hue46.96°
Saturation (HSL)14.65%
Lightness30.78%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 5A · G 55 · B 43

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