Colour

#5E5026

#5E5026
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Dark olivegreen

#5E5026 is a yellow with RGB values 94, 80, 38 and HSL 45°, 42%, 26%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark olivegreen.

Colour values

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HEX#5E5026

RGBrgb(94, 80, 38)

RGB (0–1)0.3686, 0.3137, 0.149

RGB percentages36.9%, 31.4%, 14.9%

HSLhsl(45, 42.4%, 25.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(45, 59.6%, 36.9%)

CMYK0%, 14.9%, 59.6%, 63.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer6,180,902

CSS custom property--colour: #5E5026;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08257WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness81 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.92:1

Contrast with white7.92:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.65:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#505050

Inverted#A1AFD9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#584F22no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3 from the original

Deuteranopia#5B5328no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.2 from the original

Tritanopia#654A46no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text7.92:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.65:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark olivegreen · ΔE 20.6 Dim grey · ΔE 28.4 Saddle brown · ΔE 30.4 Sienna · ΔE 32.2 Dark slate grey · ΔE 32.6 Gray · ΔE 32.7

Nearest named CSS colourDark olivegreen (#556B2F)ΔE 20.63, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#26345E

Analogous#5E3426, #505E26

Triadic#265E50, #50265E

Split complementary#26505E, #34265E

Tetradic#265E34, #26345E, #5E2650

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#CDBA83

Lighter +30%#BEA65F

Lighter +20%#A78E43

Lighter +10%#826F35

Darker −10%#3A3117

Darker −20%#151209

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#6F5816

Less saturated −25%#4E4837

Channel breakdown

R94

G80

B38

Red94 (36.9%)

Green80 (31.4%)

Blue38 (14.9%)

Hue45°

Saturation (HSL)42.42%

Lightness25.88%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 5E · G 50 · B 26

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