Colour

#746C4E

#746C4E
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Dim grey

#746C4E is a yellow with RGB values 116, 108, 78 and HSL 47°, 20%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

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HEX#746C4E

RGBrgb(116, 108, 78)

RGB (0–1)0.4549, 0.4235, 0.3059

RGB percentages45.5%, 42.4%, 30.6%

HSLhsl(47.4, 19.6%, 38%)

HSV / HSBhsv(47.4, 32.8%, 45.5%)

CMYK0%, 6.9%, 32.8%, 54.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,629,902

CSS custom property--colour: #746C4E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14988WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness107.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.25:1

Contrast with white5.25:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#6C6C6C

Inverted#8B93B1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#726A4Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#746D4Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.6 from the original

Tritanopia#7A6864no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.25:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 18.1 Gray · ΔE 19.7 Dark olivegreen · ΔE 21.4 Dark slate grey · ΔE 27.8 Rosy brown · ΔE 28.5 Slate grey · ΔE 29.4

Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 18.1, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#4E5674

Analogous#74594E, #69744E

Triadic#4E746C, #6C4E74

Split complementary#4E6974, #594E74

Tetradic#4E7459, #4E5674, #744E69

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D2CDBC

Lighter +30%#BDB79E

Lighter +20%#A9A07F

Lighter +10%#928863

Darker −10%#565039

Darker −20%#373325

Darker −30%#191710

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#8C7A36

Less saturated −25%#616161

Channel breakdown

R116

G108

B78

Red116 (45.5%)

Green108 (42.4%)

Blue78 (30.6%)

Hue47.37°

Saturation (HSL)19.59%

Lightness38.04%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 74 · G 6C · B 4E

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