Colour

#635D49

#635D49
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Dim grey

#635D49 is a yellow with RGB values 99, 93, 73 and HSL 46°, 15%, 34%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

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HEX#635D49

RGBrgb(99, 93, 73)

RGB (0–1)0.3882, 0.3647, 0.2863

RGB percentages38.8%, 36.5%, 28.6%

HSLhsl(46.2, 15.1%, 33.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(46.2, 26.3%, 38.8%)

CMYK0%, 6.1%, 26.3%, 61.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer6,511,945

CSS custom property--colour: #635D49;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10962WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness92.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.58:1

Contrast with white6.58:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#5D5D5D

Inverted#9CA2B6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#615C48no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#635E4Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.6 from the original

Tritanopia#675A58no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.58:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.19:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 13.4 Gray · ΔE 18.8 Dark slate grey · ΔE 20.9 Dark olivegreen · ΔE 25.5 Slate grey · ΔE 26.6 Light slate grey · ΔE 28.7

Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 13.37, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#494F63

Analogous#635049, #5C6349

Triadic#49635D, #5D4963

Split complementary#495C63, #504963

Tetradic#496350, #494F63, #63495C

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#C6C1B2

Lighter +30%#B0AA95

Lighter +20%#9B9377

Lighter +10%#80795F

Darker −10%#464133

Darker −20%#28261E

Darker −30%#0B0A08

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#796934

Less saturated −25%#565656

Channel breakdown

R99

G93

B73

Red99 (38.8%)

Green93 (36.5%)

Blue73 (28.6%)

Hue46.15°

Saturation (HSL)15.12%

Lightness33.73%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 63 · G 5D · B 49

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