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Recognised as Colour

#5B5335

  • #5B5335
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#5B5335 is a yellow with RGB values 91, 83, 53 and HSL 47°, 26%, 28%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#5B5335#5B5335
HEX#5B5335
RGBrgb(91, 83, 53)
RGB (0–1)0.3569, 0.3255, 0.2078
RGB percentages35.7%, 32.5%, 20.8%
HSLhsl(47.4, 26.4%, 28.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(47.4, 41.8%, 35.7%)
CMYK0%, 8.8%, 41.8%, 64.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,985,077
CSS custom property--colour: #5B5335;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08668WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness82.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.68:1
Contrast with white7.68:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.73:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#535353
Inverted#A4ACCA

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#595233no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#5B5436no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.6 from the original
Tritanopia#614F4Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.68:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.73:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 20.9Dark olivegreen · ΔE 21.9Dark slate grey · ΔE 25Gray · ΔE 26.2Slate grey · ΔE 34.2Saddle brown · ΔE 35.9
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 20.92, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#353D5B
Analogous#5B4035, #505B35
Triadic#355B53, #53355B
Split complementary#35505B, #40355B
Tetradic#355B40, #353D5B, #5B3550

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C3BA99
Lighter +30%#B1A578
Lighter +20%#9B8E5B
Lighter +10%#7B7048
Darker −10%#3B3622
Darker −20%#1B180F
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#6D5D23
Less saturated −25%#494947

Channel breakdown

R91
G83
B53
Red91 (35.7%)
Green83 (32.5%)
Blue53 (20.8%)
Hue47.37°
Saturation (HSL)26.39%
Lightness28.24%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 5B · G 53 · B 35

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