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Colour

#756B37

  • #756B37
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark olivegreen

#756B37 is a yellow with RGB values 117, 107, 55 and HSL 50°, 36%, 34%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark olivegreen.

Colour values

#756B37#756B37
HEX#756B37
RGBrgb(117, 107, 55)
RGB (0–1)0.4588, 0.4196, 0.2157
RGB percentages45.9%, 42%, 21.6%
HSLhsl(50.3, 36%, 33.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(50.3, 53%, 45.9%)
CMYK0%, 8.5%, 53%, 54.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,695,159
CSS custom property--colour: #756B37;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14573WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness105.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.36:1
Contrast with white5.36:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.91:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#696969
Inverted#8A94C8

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#746832no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#776C39no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original
Tritanopia#7D645Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.36:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.91:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark olivegreen · ΔE 15.4Olive · ΔE 28.8Dark khaki · ΔE 30.2Dim grey · ΔE 30.5Gray · ΔE 31.7Tan · ΔE 31.7
Nearest named CSS colourDark olivegreen (#556B2F)ΔE 15.44, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#374175
Analogous#754C37, #607537
Triadic#37756B, #6B3775
Split complementary#376075, #4C3775
Tetradic#37754C, #374175, #753760

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D4CCA4
Lighter +30%#C4B981
Lighter +20%#B4A65E
Lighter +10%#988B47
Darker −10%#524B27
Darker −20%#302C16
Darker −30%#0D0C06
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#8B7A22
Less saturated −25%#605C4D

Channel breakdown

R117
G107
B55
Red117 (45.9%)
Green107 (42%)
Blue55 (21.6%)
Hue50.32°
Saturation (HSL)36.05%
Lightness33.73%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 75 · G 6B · B 37

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