Recognised as Colour

#78714E

#78714E
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Dark olivegreen

#78714E is a yellow with RGB values 120, 113, 78 and HSL 50°, 21%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark olivegreen.

Colour values

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HEX#78714E

RGBrgb(120, 113, 78)

RGB (0–1)0.4706, 0.4431, 0.3059

RGB percentages47.1%, 44.3%, 30.6%

HSLhsl(50, 21.2%, 38.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(50, 35%, 47.1%)

CMYK0%, 5.8%, 35%, 52.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,893,326

CSS custom property--colour: #78714E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16353WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness111.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.92:1

Contrast with white4.92:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#707070

Inverted#878EB1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#786F4Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#7A724Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.7 from the original

Tritanopia#7E6C68no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.92:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.27:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark olivegreen · ΔE 19.5 Dim grey · ΔE 20.9 Gray · ΔE 21.6 Tan · ΔE 29 Rosy brown · ΔE 29.3 Dark grey · ΔE 30

Nearest named CSS colourDark olivegreen (#556B2F)ΔE 19.46, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#4E5578

Analogous#785C4E, #6A784E

Triadic#4E7871, #714E78

Split complementary#4E6A78, #5C4E78

Tetradic#4E785C, #4E5578, #784E6A

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D4D1BE

Lighter +30%#C0BB9F

Lighter +20%#ACA580

Lighter +10%#978E62

Darker −10%#59543A

Darker −20%#3A3726

Darker −30%#1B1A12

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#918235

Less saturated −25%#636363

Channel breakdown

R120

G113

B78

Red120 (47.1%)

Green113 (44.3%)

Blue78 (30.6%)

Hue50°

Saturation (HSL)21.21%

Lightness38.82%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 78 · G 71 · B 4E

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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