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Recognised as Colour

#7F7F2B

  • #7F7F2B
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Olive

#7F7F2B is a yellow with RGB values 127, 127, 43 and HSL 60°, 49%, 33%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Olive.

Colour values

#7F7F2B#7F7F2B
HEX#7F7F2B
RGBrgb(127, 127, 43)
RGB (0–1)0.498, 0.498, 0.1686
RGB percentages49.8%, 49.8%, 16.9%
HSLhsl(60, 49.4%, 33.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(60, 66.1%, 49.8%)
CMYK0%, 0%, 66.1%, 50.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,355,627
CSS custom property--colour: #7F7F2B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19865WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness120.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.97:1
Contrast with white4.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.97:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#797979
Inverted#8080D4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#897A20no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8 from the original
Deuteranopia#8A7D30no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.6 from the original
Tritanopia#88776Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.22:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.97:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Olive · ΔE 12.8Dark olivegreen · ΔE 18Olivedrab · ΔE 18.1Dark khaki · ΔE 22.3Dark goldenrod · ΔE 29.2Burlywood · ΔE 34.2
Nearest named CSS colourOlive (#808000)ΔE 12.81, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2B2B7F
Analogous#7F552B, #557F2B
Triadic#2B7F7F, #7F2B7F
Split complementary#2B557F, #552B7F
Tetradic#2B7F55, #2B2B7F, #7F2B55

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DDDD99
Lighter +30%#D0D073
Lighter +20%#C3C34D
Lighter +10%#A5A538
Darker −10%#59591E
Darker −20%#333311
Darker −30%#0D0D04
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#949416
Less saturated −25%#6A6A40

Channel breakdown

R127
G127
B43
Red127 (49.8%)
Green127 (49.8%)
Blue43 (16.9%)
Hue60°
Saturation (HSL)49.41%
Lightness33.33%
Dominant channelRed and Green
Hex per channelR 7F · G 7F · B 2B

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