#756D42

A dark, muted yellow closely aligning with Darkolivegreen.

About #756D42

The hex code #756D42 represents a beautifully specific shade of yellow. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Darkolivegreen. In the RGB color space, it consists of 117 red, 109 green, and 66 blue.

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 7% magenta inks. The HSL representation is 50.6° hue, 27.9% saturation, and 35.9% lightness.

Ensuring your text is legible against this background is a key part of web design. The calculated luminance score dictates that #FFFFFF typography is the safest choice. Always test your color combinations using a contrast checker before publishing.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#756D42
RGB117, 109, 66
HSL50.6°, 27.9%, 35.9%
CMYK0%, 7%, 44%, 54%
HSV50.6°, 43.6%, 45.9%
LAB45.8, -3.6, 25.1
XYZ13.8, 15.1, 7.3
Decimal7695682

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

5.22:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA
4.02:1
Text on #000000
AA Large
4.99:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA
3.42:1
Text on #0F172A
AA Large

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #756D42; }
.text-color { color: #756D42; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #756D42; }

Similar Colors

Darkolivegreen
#556B2F