Colour

#74705B

#74705B
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Dim grey

#74705B is a yellow with RGB values 116, 112, 91 and HSL 50°, 12%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

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HEX#74705B

RGBrgb(116, 112, 91)

RGB (0–1)0.4549, 0.4392, 0.3569

RGB percentages45.5%, 43.9%, 35.7%

HSLhsl(50.4, 12.1%, 40.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(50.4, 21.6%, 45.5%)

CMYK0%, 3.4%, 21.6%, 54.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,630,939

CSS custom property--colour: #74705B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16057WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness111 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.99:1

Contrast with white4.99:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#6F6F6F

Inverted#8B8FA4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#746F5Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#76705Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.1 from the original

Tritanopia#786D6Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.99:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.21:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 12.7 Gray · ΔE 14.1 Slate grey · ΔE 23.6 Dark slate grey · ΔE 24.4 Light slate grey · ΔE 25 Dark olivegreen · ΔE 25.2

Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 12.74, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#5B5F74

Analogous#74635B, #6C745B

Triadic#5B7470, #705B74

Split complementary#5B6C74, #645B74

Tetradic#5B7463, #5B5F74, #745B6C

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D3D2C8

Lighter +30%#BDBAAB

Lighter +20%#A7A38E

Lighter +10%#908B72

Darker −10%#575445

Darker −20%#3B392E

Darker −30%#1E1D18

Darker −40%#020201

More saturated +25%#8E8241

Less saturated −25%#686868

Channel breakdown

R116

G112

B91

Red116 (45.5%)

Green112 (43.9%)

Blue91 (35.7%)

Hue50.4°

Saturation (HSL)12.08%

Lightness40.59%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 74 · G 70 · B 5B

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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