Colour

#5C5538

#5C5538
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Dim grey

#5C5538 is a yellow with RGB values 92, 85, 56 and HSL 48°, 24%, 29%. 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

#5C5538#5C5538

HEX#5C5538

RGBrgb(92, 85, 56)

RGB (0–1)0.3608, 0.3333, 0.2196

RGB percentages36.1%, 33.3%, 22%

HSLhsl(48.3, 24.3%, 29%)

HSV / HSBhsv(48.3, 39.1%, 36.1%)

CMYK0%, 7.6%, 39.1%, 63.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer6,051,128

CSS custom property--colour: #5C5538;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09058WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness84.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.47:1

Contrast with white7.47:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.81:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#545454

Inverted#A3AAC7

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5B5436no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#5D5639no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original

Tritanopia#61514Eno 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 text7.47:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.81:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 19.9 Dark olivegreen · ΔE 21.9 Dark slate grey · ΔE 24.2 Gray · ΔE 25.2 Slate grey · ΔE 33.1 Light slate grey · ΔE 35.2

Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 19.91, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#383F5C

Analogous#5C4338, #515C38

Triadic#385C55, #55385C

Split complementary#38515C, #43385C

Tetradic#385C43, #383F5C, #5C3851

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#C3BC9D

Lighter +30%#B0A67D

Lighter +20%#9B905F

Lighter +10%#7C724B

Darker −10%#3C3825

Darker −20%#1D1A11

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#6E6026

Less saturated −25%#4A4A4A

Channel breakdown

R92

G85

B56

Red92 (36.1%)

Green85 (33.3%)

Blue56 (22%)

Hue48.33°

Saturation (HSL)24.32%

Lightness29.02%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 5C · G 55 · B 38

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