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#4E490A

#4e490a ≈ Army Green

  • yellow
  • Lightness: very low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#4e490a is a color from the yellow family, with very low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 28.63% green and 3.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 6.41% magenta, 87.18% yellow and 69.41% black. Its hue angle is 55.59°, with 77.27% saturation and 17.25% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with optimism, attention and joy. Designers typically use it for highlights and warnings, children's products and luxury branding. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 9.21:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Army Green (#4b5320), ΔE 6.35.

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Web safe#663300
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Relative luminance0.0641

Complementary

  1. #4e490a
  2. #0a0f4e

Split complementary

  1. #4e490a
  2. #0a314e
  3. #270a4e

Analogous

  1. #4e270a
  2. #4e490a
  3. #314e0a

Triadic

  1. #4e490a
  2. #0a4e49
  3. #490a4e

Tetradic

  1. #4e490a
  2. #0f4e0a
  3. #0a0f4e
  4. #490a4e

Square

  1. #4e490a
  2. #0a4e27
  3. #0a0f4e
  4. #4e0a31

Monochromatic

  1. #121102
  2. #121102
  3. #4e490a
  4. #928813
  5. #d6c81b

Shades

#4e490a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e490a
  2. #464209
  3. #3e3a08
  4. #373307
  5. #2f2c06
  6. #272505
  7. #1f1d04
  8. #171603
  9. #100f02
  10. #080701
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e490a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e490a
  2. #605b23
  3. #716d3b
  4. #838054
  5. #95926c
  6. #a7a485
  7. #b8b69d
  8. #cac8b6
  9. #dcdbce
  10. #edede7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e490a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e490a
  2. #534f16
  3. #585422
  4. #5d5a2d
  5. #625f39
  6. #676545
  7. #6c6a51
  8. #71705d
  9. #767568
  10. #7b7b74
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.21:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.28:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #484848 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4a4838 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #504600 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #52490f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #55433d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4f4703 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #51490d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #524630 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e490a {
  color: #4e490a;
}
Background
.bg-4e490a {
  background-color: #4e490a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e490a {
  border: 2px solid #4e490a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e490a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 73 10;
  --color-primary-hsl: 56 77% 17%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e490a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e490a, #314e0a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e490a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 73 10 / 0.35);
}

#4b5320 Army Green ΔE 6.35 #6c541e Field Drab ΔE 9.04 #444c38 Rifle Green ΔE 12.98 #556b2f Dark Olive Green ΔE 13.70 #195905 Lincoln Green ΔE 16.26 #704214 Sepia ΔE 16.69 #483c32 Taupe ΔE 16.90 #b1b6f5 Inverted #484848 Grayscale 

Army Green
#4e490a  rgb(78, 73, 10)  hsl(56, 77%, 17%)  Army Green
#0a0f4e  rgb(10, 15, 78)  hsl(236, 77%, 17%)  Midnight Blue
#0a4e49  rgb(10, 78, 73)  hsl(176, 77%, 17%)  Dark Slate Gray
#490a4e  rgb(73, 10, 78)  hsl(296, 77%, 17%)  Byzantium