Colour

#756D49

#756D49
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Dark olivegreen

#756D49 is a yellow with RGB values 117, 109, 73 and HSL 49°, 23%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark olivegreen.

Colour values

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HEX#756D49

RGBrgb(117, 109, 73)

RGB (0–1)0.4588, 0.4275, 0.2863

RGB percentages45.9%, 42.7%, 28.6%

HSLhsl(49.1, 23.2%, 37.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(49.1, 37.6%, 45.9%)

CMYK0%, 6.8%, 37.6%, 54.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,695,689

CSS custom property--colour: #756D49;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.152WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness108 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.2:1

Contrast with white5.2:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.04:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#6C6C6C

Inverted#8A92B6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#746B46no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#766E4Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original

Tritanopia#7B6864no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.2:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.04:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark olivegreen · ΔE 19 Dim grey · ΔE 21.5 Gray · ΔE 22.8 Tan · ΔE 30.3 Rosy brown · ΔE 30.3 Dark slate grey · ΔE 30.3

Nearest named CSS colourDark olivegreen (#556B2F)ΔE 18.96, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#495175

Analogous#755749, #677549

Triadic#49756D, #6D4975

Split complementary#496775, #574975

Tetradic#497557, #495175, #754967

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D2CEB8

Lighter +30%#BFB898

Lighter +20%#ABA279

Lighter +10%#948A5D

Darker −10%#565035

Darker −20%#363222

Darker −30%#17150E

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#8D7C31

Less saturated −25%#5F5F5F

Channel breakdown

R117

G109

B73

Red117 (45.9%)

Green109 (42.7%)

Blue73 (28.6%)

Hue49.09°

Saturation (HSL)23.16%

Lightness37.25%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 75 · G 6D · B 49

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