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Recognised as Colour

#746C4A

  • #746C4A
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark olivegreen

#746C4A is a yellow with RGB values 116, 108, 74 and HSL 49°, 22%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark olivegreen.

Colour values

#746C4A#746C4A
HEX#746C4A
RGBrgb(116, 108, 74)
RGB (0–1)0.4549, 0.4235, 0.2902
RGB percentages45.5%, 42.4%, 29%
HSLhsl(48.6, 22.1%, 37.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(48.6, 36.2%, 45.5%)
CMYK0%, 6.9%, 36.2%, 54.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,629,898
CSS custom property--colour: #746C4A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14933WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness107.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.27:1
Contrast with white5.27:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.99:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#6B6B6B
Inverted#8B93B5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#736A48no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#756D4Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original
Tritanopia#7A6763no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.27:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.99:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark olivegreen · ΔE 19.7Dim grey · ΔE 20.4Gray · ΔE 21.9Dark slate grey · ΔE 29.4Rosy brown · ΔE 29.8Tan · ΔE 30.7
Nearest named CSS colourDark olivegreen (#556B2F)ΔE 19.67, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4A5274
Analogous#74574A, #67744A
Triadic#4A746C, #6C4A74
Split complementary#4A6774, #574A74
Tetradic#4A7457, #4A5274, #744A67

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D2CDB8
Lighter +30%#BEB799
Lighter +20%#AAA17A
Lighter +10%#93895E
Darker −10%#554F36
Darker −20%#363222
Darker −30%#17150E
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#8C7B32
Less saturated −25%#5F5F5F

Channel breakdown

R116
G108
B74
Red116 (45.5%)
Green108 (42.4%)
Blue74 (29%)
Hue48.57°
Saturation (HSL)22.11%
Lightness37.25%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 74 · G 6C · B 4A

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