#575A2E
Hunter Green · dark warm yellow
About #575A2E
#575A2E is a dark, moderately saturated yellow colour. Digitally that works out to 34% red, 35% green and 18% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 49% yellow and 65% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
Visually it is somewhere between Hunter Green and Fern (ΔE 17.0), with Fern the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #312E5A (oxford blue), its complementary partner.
Because it is dark, it is most useful for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. White text reads best on it at 7.22:1 (a WCAG AAA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (7.22:1).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #575A2E?
#575A2E is a dark, moderately saturated yellow colour. Digitally that works out to 34% red, 35% green and 18% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 49% yellow and 65% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
›What text colour should I use on #575A2E?
Use white text. White on #575A2E has a contrast ratio of 7.22:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #575A2E?
Its complementary colour is #312E5A, and analogous partners are #5A472E and #415A2E.