Colour

#756E4C

#756E4C
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Dark olivegreen

#756E4C is a yellow with RGB values 117, 110, 76 and HSL 50°, 21%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark olivegreen.

Colour values

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HEX#756E4C

RGBrgb(117, 110, 76)

RGB (0–1)0.4588, 0.4314, 0.298

RGB percentages45.9%, 43.1%, 29.8%

HSLhsl(49.8, 21.2%, 37.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(49.8, 35%, 45.9%)

CMYK0%, 6%, 35%, 54.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,695,948

CSS custom property--colour: #756E4C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15456WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness108.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.13:1

Contrast with white5.13:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.09:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#6D6D6D

Inverted#8A91B3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#756C4Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#776F4Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.7 from the original

Tritanopia#7B6965no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.13:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.09:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark olivegreen · ΔE 19.5 Dim grey · ΔE 20.3 Gray · ΔE 21.5 Dark slate grey · ΔE 29.4 Rosy brown · ΔE 29.6 Tan · ΔE 30.1

Nearest named CSS colourDark olivegreen (#556B2F)ΔE 19.55, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#4C5375

Analogous#755A4C, #68754C

Triadic#4C756E, #6E4C75

Split complementary#4C6875, #5A4C75

Tetradic#4C755A, #4C5375, #754C68

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D3CEBA

Lighter +30%#BEB89C

Lighter +20%#AAA37D

Lighter +10%#948B60

Darker −10%#565138

Darker −20%#373424

Darker −30%#181710

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#8D7E34

Less saturated −25%#616161

Channel breakdown

R117

G110

B76

Red117 (45.9%)

Green110 (43.1%)

Blue76 (29.8%)

Hue49.76°

Saturation (HSL)21.24%

Lightness37.84%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 75 · G 6E · B 4C

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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