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Recognised as Colour

#756C4B

  • #756C4B
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#756C4B is a yellow with RGB values 117, 108, 75 and HSL 47°, 22%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#756C4B#756C4B
HEX#756C4B
RGBrgb(117, 108, 75)
RGB (0–1)0.4588, 0.4235, 0.2941
RGB percentages45.9%, 42.4%, 29.4%
HSLhsl(47.1, 21.9%, 37.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(47.1, 35.9%, 45.9%)
CMYK0%, 7.7%, 35.9%, 54.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,695,435
CSS custom property--colour: #756C4B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15015WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness107.6 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#8A93B4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#736A49no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#756D4Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.6 from the original
Tritanopia#7B6763no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.2 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 19.9Dark olivegreen · ΔE 20.4Gray · ΔE 21.4Rosy brown · ΔE 29.2Dark slate grey · ΔE 29.3Tan · ΔE 30.5
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 19.9, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4B5475
Analogous#75574B, #69754B
Triadic#4B756C, #6C4B75
Split complementary#4B6975, #574B75
Tetradic#4B7557, #4B5475, #754B69

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D2CDBA
Lighter +30%#BFB79A
Lighter +20%#ABA17B
Lighter +10%#94895F
Darker −10%#564F37
Darker −20%#373323
Darker −30%#18160F
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#8D7A33
Less saturated −25%#606060

Channel breakdown

R117
G108
B75
Red117 (45.9%)
Green108 (42.4%)
Blue75 (29.4%)
Hue47.14°
Saturation (HSL)21.87%
Lightness37.65%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 75 · G 6C · B 4B

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