Colour

#837F49

#837F49
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Dark olivegreen

#837F49 is a yellow with RGB values 131, 127, 73 and HSL 56°, 28%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so black 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#837F49

RGBrgb(131, 127, 73)

RGB (0–1)0.5137, 0.498, 0.2863

RGB percentages51.4%, 49.8%, 28.6%

HSLhsl(55.9, 28.4%, 40%)

HSV / HSBhsv(55.9, 44.3%, 51.4%)

CMYK0%, 3.1%, 44.3%, 48.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer8,617,801

CSS custom property--colour: #837F49;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20485WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness123.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.1:1

Contrast with white4.12:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.1:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7C7C7C

Inverted#7C80B6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#887B45no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#897E4Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.5 from the original

Tritanopia#8B7972no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.12:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.1:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark olivegreen · ΔE 15.7 Dark khaki · ΔE 23.1 Tan · ΔE 26.1 Olive · ΔE 27.5 Burlywood · ΔE 28.3 Dark seagreen · ΔE 28.6

Nearest named CSS colourDark olivegreen (#556B2F)ΔE 15.75, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#494D83

Analogous#836249, #6A8349

Triadic#49837F, #7F4983

Split complementary#496A83, #624983

Tetradic#498362, #494D83, #83496A

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#DBD9BE

Lighter +30%#C8C59D

Lighter +20%#B6B27C

Lighter +10%#A49F5B

Darker −10%#625F37

Darker −20%#424025

Darker −30%#212012

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#9D9530

Less saturated −25%#6A6963

Channel breakdown

R131

G127

B73

Red131 (51.4%)

Green127 (49.8%)

Blue73 (28.6%)

Hue55.86°

Saturation (HSL)28.43%

Lightness40%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 83 · G 7F · B 49

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