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Recognised as Colour

#635A3E

  • #635A3E
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#635A3E is a yellow with RGB values 99, 90, 62 and HSL 45°, 23%, 32%. 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

#635A3E#635A3E
HEX#635A3E
RGBrgb(99, 90, 62)
RGB (0–1)0.3882, 0.3529, 0.2431
RGB percentages38.8%, 35.3%, 24.3%
HSLhsl(45.4, 23%, 31.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(45.4, 37.4%, 38.8%)
CMYK0%, 9.1%, 37.4%, 61.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,511,166
CSS custom property--colour: #635A3E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10313WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness90.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.86:1
Contrast with white6.86:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.06:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5A5A5A
Inverted#9CA5C1

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#60593Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#625C3Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.6 from the original
Tritanopia#695653no 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 text6.86:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.06:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 18.56, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#3E4763
Analogous#63483E, #59633E
Triadic#3E635A, #5A3E63
Split complementary#3E5963, #483E63
Tetradic#3E6348, #3E4763, #633E59

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#C7BFA6
Lighter +30%#B4A986
Lighter +20%#A09267
Lighter +10%#827752
Darker −10%#443D2A
Darker −20%#242117
Darker −30%#050403
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#77642A
Less saturated −25%#515151

Channel breakdown

R99
G90
B62
Red99 (38.8%)
Green90 (35.3%)
Blue62 (24.3%)
Hue45.41°
Saturation (HSL)22.98%
Lightness31.57%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 63 · G 5A · B 3E

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