Colour

#74741D

#74741D
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Olive

#74741D is a yellow with RGB values 116, 116, 29 and HSL 60°, 60%, 28%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Olive.

Colour values

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HEX#74741D

RGBrgb(116, 116, 29)

RGB (0–1)0.4549, 0.4549, 0.1137

RGB percentages45.5%, 45.5%, 11.4%

HSLhsl(60, 60%, 28.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(60, 75%, 45.5%)

CMYK0%, 0%, 75%, 54.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,631,901

CSS custom property--colour: #74741D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16292WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness109.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.93:1

Contrast with white4.93:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#6E6E6E

Inverted#8B8BE2

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7E6F0Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#7F7224no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7 from the original

Tritanopia#7D6C63no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.93:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.26:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Olive · ΔE 12.5 Dark olivegreen · ΔE 17.2 Olivedrab · ΔE 19.1 Dark khaki · ΔE 26.8 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 29.9 Dark green · ΔE 34.3

Nearest named CSS colourOlive (#808000)ΔE 12.53, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#1D1D74

Analogous#74491D, #49741D

Triadic#1D7474, #741D74

Split complementary#1D4974, #491D74

Tetradic#1D7449, #1D1D74, #741D49

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#DFDF7E

Lighter +30%#D5D555

Lighter +20%#C6C631

Lighter +10%#9D9D27

Darker −10%#4B4B13

Darker −20%#222209

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#86860B

Less saturated −25%#62622F

Channel breakdown

R116

G116

B29

Red116 (45.5%)

Green116 (45.5%)

Blue29 (11.4%)

Hue60°

Saturation (HSL)60%

Lightness28.43%

Dominant channelRed and Green

Hex per channelR 74 · G 74 · B 1D

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

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