Colour

#83794A

#83794A
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Dark olivegreen

#83794A is a yellow with RGB values 131, 121, 74 and HSL 49°, 28%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark olivegreen.

Colour values

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HEX#83794A

RGBrgb(131, 121, 74)

RGB (0–1)0.5137, 0.4745, 0.2902

RGB percentages51.4%, 47.5%, 29%

HSLhsl(49.5, 27.8%, 40.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(49.5, 43.5%, 51.4%)

CMYK0%, 7.6%, 43.5%, 48.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer8,616,266

CSS custom property--colour: #83794A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18994WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness119.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.8:1

Contrast with white4.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black4.8:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#787878

Inverted#7C86B5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#827746no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#847A4Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.7 from the original

Tritanopia#8B736Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.38:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text4.8:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark olivegreen · ΔE 18 Tan · ΔE 25.8 Dark khaki · ΔE 26.3 Gray · ΔE 27.5 Dim grey · ΔE 28 Burlywood · ΔE 28.5

Nearest named CSS colourDark olivegreen (#556B2F)ΔE 17.99, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#4A5483

Analogous#835D4A, #70834A

Triadic#4A8379, #794A83

Split complementary#4A7083, #5C4A83

Tetradic#4A835D, #4A5483, #834A71

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#DBD6BE

Lighter +30%#C8C19E

Lighter +20%#B6AC7D

Lighter +10%#A3975D

Darker −10%#625B38

Darker −20%#423D25

Darker −30%#211F13

Darker −40%#010100

More saturated +25%#9D8A30

Less saturated −25%#696864

Channel breakdown

R131

G121

B74

Red131 (51.4%)

Green121 (47.5%)

Blue74 (29%)

Hue49.47°

Saturation (HSL)27.8%

Lightness40.2%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 83 · G 79 · B 4A

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