Colour

#756D4E

#756D4E
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Dim grey

#756D4E is a yellow with RGB values 117, 109, 78 and HSL 48°, 20%, 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

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HEX#756D4E

RGBrgb(117, 109, 78)

RGB (0–1)0.4588, 0.4275, 0.3059

RGB percentages45.9%, 42.7%, 30.6%

HSLhsl(47.7, 20%, 38.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(47.7, 33.3%, 45.9%)

CMYK0%, 6.8%, 33.3%, 54.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,695,694

CSS custom property--colour: #756D4E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15269WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness108.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.18:1

Contrast with white5.18:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.05:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#6C6C6C

Inverted#8A92B1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#736B4Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#766E4Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original

Tritanopia#7B6865no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.18:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.05:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 18.7 Gray · ΔE 20.1 Dark olivegreen · ΔE 21 Dark slate grey · ΔE 28.4 Rosy brown · ΔE 28.5 Dark grey · ΔE 29.8

Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 18.67, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#4E5675

Analogous#755A4E, #6A754E

Triadic#4E756D, #6D4E75

Split complementary#4E6A75, #594E75

Tetradic#4E755A, #4E5675, #754E6A

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D3CEBC

Lighter +30%#BEB89E

Lighter +20%#AAA17F

Lighter +10%#948A62

Darker −10%#56503A

Darker −20%#383425

Darker −30%#191711

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#8D7B36

Less saturated −25%#626262

Channel breakdown

R117

G109

B78

Red117 (45.9%)

Green109 (42.7%)

Blue78 (30.6%)

Hue47.69°

Saturation (HSL)20%

Lightness38.24%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 75 · G 6D · B 4E

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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