#424216

A very dark, moderate yellow closely aligning with Darkolivegreen.

About #424216

The hex code #424216 represents a beautifully specific shade of yellow. Designers often compare it to the standard color Darkolivegreen. Its digital footprint relies on 66 parts red, 66 parts green, and 22 parts blue light.

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 0% cyan and 0% magenta inks. The HSL representation is 60.0° hue, 50.0% saturation, and 17.3% lightness.

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#424216
RGB66, 66, 22
HSL60.0°, 50.0%, 17.3%
CMYK0%, 0%, 67%, 74%
HSV60.0°, 66.7%, 25.9%
LAB27.1, -6.9, 26.1
XYZ4.3, 5.1, 1.5
Decimal4342294

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

10.38:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AAA
2.02:1
Text on #000000
FAIL
9.92:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AAA
1.72:1
Text on #0F172A
FAIL

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #424216; }
.text-color { color: #424216; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #424216; }

Similar Colors

Darkolivegreen
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