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Recognised as Colour

#5E5A48

  • #5E5A48
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#5E5A48 is a yellow with RGB values 94, 90, 72 and HSL 49°, 13%, 33%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#5E5A48#5E5A48
HEX#5E5A48
RGBrgb(94, 90, 72)
RGB (0–1)0.3686, 0.3529, 0.2824
RGB percentages36.9%, 35.3%, 28.2%
HSLhsl(49.1, 13.3%, 32.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(49.1, 23.4%, 36.9%)
CMYK0%, 4.3%, 23.4%, 63.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,183,496
CSS custom property--colour: #5E5A48;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1016WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness89.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.93:1
Contrast with white6.93:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.03:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5A5A5A
Inverted#A1A5B7

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5E5947no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#5F5A49no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.8 from the original
Tritanopia#625755no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.93:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.03:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 12.8Gray · ΔE 19.1Dark slate grey · ΔE 19.1Slate grey · ΔE 26.1Dark olivegreen · ΔE 26.3Light slate grey · ΔE 28.4
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 12.79, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#484C5E
Analogous#5E4F48, #575E48
Triadic#485E5A, #5A485E
Split complementary#48575E, #4F485E
Tetradic#485E4F, #484C5E, #5E4857

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C2BFB0
Lighter +30%#ACA893
Lighter +20%#969076
Lighter +10%#7B765E
Darker −10%#413E32
Darker −20%#24231C
Darker −30%#070706
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#736733
Less saturated −25%#535353

Channel breakdown

R94
G90
B72
Red94 (36.9%)
Green90 (35.3%)
Blue72 (28.2%)
Hue49.09°
Saturation (HSL)13.25%
Lightness32.55%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 5E · G 5A · B 48

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