Colour

#605A3E

#605A3E
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Dim grey

#605A3E is a yellow with RGB values 96, 90, 62 and HSL 49°, 22%, 31%. 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

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HEX#605A3E

RGBrgb(96, 90, 62)

RGB (0–1)0.3765, 0.3529, 0.2431

RGB percentages37.6%, 35.3%, 24.3%

HSLhsl(49.4, 21.5%, 31%)

HSV / HSBhsv(49.4, 35.4%, 37.6%)

CMYK0%, 6.2%, 35.4%, 62.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer6,314,558

CSS custom property--colour: #605A3E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10147WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness89.2 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#595959

Inverted#9FA5C1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5F583Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#615B3Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original

Tritanopia#655653no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.3 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 18.4 Dark olivegreen · ΔE 21.7 Gray · ΔE 23.2 Dark slate grey · ΔE 23.8 Slate grey · ΔE 31.3 Light slate grey · ΔE 33.3

Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 18.37, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#3E4460

Analogous#60493E, #55603E

Triadic#3E605A, #5A3E60

Split complementary#3E5560, #493E60

Tetradic#3E6049, #3E4460, #603E55

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#C5BFA5

Lighter +30%#B1A986

Lighter +20%#9D9367

Lighter +10%#7F7752

Darker −10%#413D2A

Darker −20%#222016

Darker −30%#030302

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#74672A

Less saturated −25%#4F4F4F

Channel breakdown

R96

G90

B62

Red96 (37.6%)

Green90 (35.3%)

Blue62 (24.3%)

Hue49.41°

Saturation (HSL)21.52%

Lightness30.98%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 60 · G 5A · B 3E

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

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