Colour

#5E5737

#5E5737
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Dark olivegreen

#5E5737 is a yellow with RGB values 94, 87, 55 and HSL 49°, 26%, 29%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark olivegreen.

Colour values

#5E5737#5E5737

HEX#5E5737

RGBrgb(94, 87, 55)

RGB (0–1)0.3686, 0.3412, 0.2157

RGB percentages36.9%, 34.1%, 21.6%

HSLhsl(49.2, 26.2%, 29.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(49.2, 41.5%, 36.9%)

CMYK0%, 7.4%, 41.5%, 63.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer6,182,711

CSS custom property--colour: #5E5737;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09472WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness86.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.26:1

Contrast with white7.26:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.89:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#565656

Inverted#A1A8C8

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5D5535no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#5F5838no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original

Tritanopia#64534Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text7.26:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.89:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark olivegreen · ΔE 20.4 Dim grey · ΔE 21.2 Dark slate grey · ΔE 25.7 Gray · ΔE 25.9 Slate grey · ΔE 34.2 Rosy brown · ΔE 35.5

Nearest named CSS colourDark olivegreen (#556B2F)ΔE 20.41, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#373E5E

Analogous#5E4437, #525E37

Triadic#375E57, #57375E

Split complementary#37515E, #44375E

Tetradic#375E43, #373E5E, #5E3751

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#C5BE9C

Lighter +30%#B2A87C

Lighter +20%#9E935D

Lighter +10%#7E754A

Darker −10%#3E3924

Darker −20%#1E1B11

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#716324

Less saturated −25%#4B4B4A

Channel breakdown

R94

G87

B55

Red94 (36.9%)

Green87 (34.1%)

Blue55 (21.6%)

Hue49.23°

Saturation (HSL)26.17%

Lightness29.22%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 5E · G 57 · B 37

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