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Recognised as Colour

#5B5842

  • #5B5842
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#5B5842 is a yellow with RGB values 91, 88, 66 and HSL 53°, 16%, 31%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#5B5842#5B5842
HEX#5B5842
RGBrgb(91, 88, 66)
RGB (0–1)0.3569, 0.3451, 0.2588
RGB percentages35.7%, 34.5%, 25.9%
HSLhsl(52.8, 15.9%, 30.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(52.8, 27.5%, 35.7%)
CMYK0%, 3.3%, 27.5%, 64.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,986,370
CSS custom property--colour: #5B5842;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09597WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness86.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.19:1
Contrast with white7.19:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.92:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#575757
Inverted#A4A7BD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5C5641no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#5D5843no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.1 from the original
Tritanopia#5F5552no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.19:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.92:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 15.4Dark slate grey · ΔE 20Gray · ΔE 21.3Dark olivegreen · ΔE 24.2Slate grey · ΔE 28.5Light slate grey · ΔE 30.8
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 15.38, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#42455B
Analogous#5B4C42, #525B42
Triadic#425B58, #58425B
Split complementary#42525B, #4B425B
Tetradic#425B4C, #42455B, #5B4252

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C0BEA9
Lighter +30%#ABA78B
Lighter +20%#95916E
Lighter +10%#797557
Darker −10%#3D3B2D
Darker −20%#201F17
Darker −30%#020202
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#6F672E
Less saturated −25%#4F4F4F

Channel breakdown

R91
G88
B66
Red91 (35.7%)
Green88 (34.5%)
Blue66 (25.9%)
Hue52.8°
Saturation (HSL)15.92%
Lightness30.78%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 5B · G 58 · B 42

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