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#4E4520

#4e4520 ≈ Army Green

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#4e4520 is a color from the yellow family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 27.06% green and 12.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 11.54% magenta, 58.97% yellow and 69.41% black. Its hue angle is 48.26°, with 41.82% saturation and 21.57% 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 9.56:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Army Green (#4b5320), ΔE 8.4.

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Web safe#663333
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Relative luminance0.0598

Complementary

  1. #4e4520
  2. #20294e

Split complementary

  1. #4e4520
  2. #20404e
  3. #2e204e

Analogous

  1. #4e2e20
  2. #4e4520
  3. #404e20

Triadic

  1. #4e4520
  2. #204e45
  3. #45204e

Tetradic

  1. #4e4520
  2. #294e20
  3. #20294e
  4. #45204e

Square

  1. #4e4520
  2. #204e2e
  3. #20294e
  4. #4e2040

Monochromatic

  1. #0e0d06
  2. #18150a
  3. #4e4520
  4. #847536
  5. #b7a350

Shades

#4e4520 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e4520
  2. #463e1d
  3. #3e371a
  4. #373016
  5. #2f2913
  6. #272310
  7. #1f1c0d
  8. #17150a
  9. #100e06
  10. #080703
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e4520 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e4520
  2. #605836
  3. #716a4d
  4. #837d63
  5. #958f79
  6. #a7a290
  7. #b8b5a6
  8. #cac7bc
  9. #dcdad2
  10. #edece9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e4520 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e4520
  2. #534b2a
  3. #585133
  4. #5d573d
  5. #625d46
  6. #676350
  7. #6c685a
  8. #716e63
  9. #76746d
  10. #7b7a76
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.56:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.2:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #454545 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #49453a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4b431d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4e4622 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #54403c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4d441e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4e4621 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #524233 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e4520 {
  color: #4e4520;
}
Background
.bg-4e4520 {
  background-color: #4e4520;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e4520 {
  border: 2px solid #4e4520;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e4520;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 69 32;
  --color-primary-hsl: 48 42% 22%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e4520 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e4520, #404e20);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e4520 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 69 32 / 0.35);
}

#4b5320 Army Green ΔE 8.40 #6c541e Field Drab ΔE 8.97 #444c38 Rifle Green ΔE 10.43 #483c32 Taupe ΔE 11.75 #3b3c36 Black Olive ΔE 12.98 #704214 Sepia ΔE 14.13 #6f4e37 Coffee ΔE 14.29 #b1badf Inverted #454545 Grayscale 

Army Green
#4e4520  rgb(78, 69, 32)  hsl(48, 42%, 22%)  Army Green
#20294e  rgb(32, 41, 78)  hsl(228, 42%, 22%)  Oxford Blue
#204e45  rgb(32, 78, 69)  hsl(168, 42%, 22%)  Dark Slate Gray
#45204e  rgb(69, 32, 78)  hsl(288, 42%, 22%)  Byzantium