#424200

A very dark, vivid yellow closely aligning with Darkolivegreen.

About #424200

At its core, #424200 is a very dark and vivid hue. It is closely associated with the named CSS color Darkolivegreen. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 66, 66, and 0.

When sending designs containing this color to a printer, the CMYK values come into play. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 0% cyan and 0% magenta inks. Always request a physical proof before doing a large print run with this exact code.

Contrast ratios determine whether this color is safe for typography. Because it is a very dark color, it is generally recommended to use #FFFFFF text. You can view the detailed AAA and AA pass/fail metrics in the table below.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#424200
RGB66, 66, 0
HSL60.0°, 100.0%, 12.9%
CMYK0%, 0%, 100%, 74%
HSV60.0°, 100.0%, 25.9%
LAB26.9, -8.2, 35.6
XYZ4.2, 5.1, 0.8
Decimal4342272

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

10.44:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AAA
2.01:1
Text on #000000
FAIL
9.98:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AAA
1.71:1
Text on #0F172A
FAIL

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #424200; }
.text-color { color: #424200; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #424200; }

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