Recognised as Colour

#78704C

#78704C
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Dark olivegreen

#78704C is a yellow with RGB values 120, 112, 76 and HSL 49°, 22%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark olivegreen.

Colour values

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HEX#78704C

RGBrgb(120, 112, 76)

RGB (0–1)0.4706, 0.4392, 0.298

RGB percentages47.1%, 43.9%, 29.8%

HSLhsl(49.1, 22.4%, 38.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(49.1, 36.7%, 47.1%)

CMYK0%, 6.7%, 36.7%, 52.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,893,068

CSS custom property--colour: #78704C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16103WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness111 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.98:1

Contrast with white4.98:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#6F6F6F

Inverted#878FB3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#776E49no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#79714Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original

Tritanopia#7F6B67no 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 text4.98:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.22:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark olivegreen · ΔE 19.3 Dim grey · ΔE 21.5 Gray · ΔE 22.3 Tan · ΔE 29.1 Rosy brown · ΔE 29.6 Dark grey · ΔE 30.7

Nearest named CSS colourDark olivegreen (#556B2F)ΔE 19.26, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#4C5478

Analogous#785A4C, #6A784C

Triadic#4C7870, #704C78

Split complementary#4C6A78, #5A4C78

Tetradic#4C785A, #4C5478, #784C6A

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D4D0BC

Lighter +30%#C1BA9C

Lighter +20%#ADA47D

Lighter +10%#978D60

Darker −10%#595338

Darker −20%#3A3624

Darker −30%#1A1911

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#918033

Less saturated −25%#626262

Channel breakdown

R120

G112

B76

Red120 (47.1%)

Green112 (43.9%)

Blue76 (29.8%)

Hue49.09°

Saturation (HSL)22.45%

Lightness38.43%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 78 · G 70 · B 4C

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