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Canary Shadow Faint

Yellow · Hue 55
Hex
#4F4D40
RGB
rgb(79, 77, 64)
HSL
hsl(55, 10%, 28%)
CMYK
cmyk(0%, 3%, 19%, 69%)
Metrics
S 10% · L 28%
Contrast (WCAG)
on white
8.5:1AA
on black
2.5:1Fail
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About this color

Canary Shadow Faint (#4F4D40) belongs to the yellow family — hue 55°, 10% saturation, 28% lightness. Copy the hex, RGB, or HSL value above, or paste the CSS custom property below into your stylesheet to reference this color directly.

CSS
:root {
  --colorarchive-canary-shadow-faint: #4F4D40;
  --colorarchive-canary-shadow-faint-hsl: hsl(55, 10%, 28%);
  --colorarchive-canary-shadow-faint-rgb: rgb(79, 77, 64);
}

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Tonal strip

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Palette moves

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Lighter companion
Canary Dusk Faint
#5F5E4E · hsl(55, 10%, 34%)
Darker companion
Canary Nocturne Faint
#38372E · hsl(55, 10%, 20%)
Complementary counterpoint
Indigo Shadow Faint
#40434F · hsl(230, 10%, 28%)
Analogous lead
Olive Shadow Faint
#4A4F40 · hsl(80, 10%, 28%)
Analogous echo
Coral Shadow Faint
#4F4740 · hsl(30, 10%, 28%)
Triadic +120°
Cyan Shadow Faint
#404F4D · hsl(175, 10%, 28%)
Triadic +240°
Magenta Shadow Faint
#4C404F · hsl(290, 10%, 28%)
Split-comp +150°
Steel Shadow Faint
#40494F · hsl(205, 10%, 28%)
Split-comp +210°
Orchid Shadow Faint
#45404F · hsl(260, 10%, 28%)
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Base: Canary Shadow Faint #4F4D40
Lighter companion: Canary Dusk Faint #5F5E4E
Darker companion: Canary Nocturne Faint #38372E
Complementary counterpoint: Indigo Shadow Faint #40434F
Analogous lead: Olive Shadow Faint #4A4F40
Analogous echo: Coral Shadow Faint #4F4740
Triadic +120°: Cyan Shadow Faint #404F4D
Triadic +240°: Magenta Shadow Faint #4C404F
Split-comp +150°: Steel Shadow Faint #40494F
Split-comp +210°: Orchid Shadow Faint #45404F

Nearest neighbors

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Nearby match
Canary Shadow Muted
#54523B · hsl(55, 18%, 28%)
Nearby match
Canary Dusk Faint
#5F5E4E · hsl(55, 10%, 34%)
Nearby match
Amber Shadow Faint
#4F4C40 · hsl(50, 10%, 28%)
Nearby match
Citrine Shadow Faint
#4F4F40 · hsl(60, 10%, 28%)
Nearby match
Canary Nocturne Faint
#38372E · hsl(55, 10%, 20%)
Nearby match
Canary Shadow Dust
#5A5735 · hsl(55, 26%, 28%)

Accessible pairings

Archive colors that meet WCAG contrast standards when paired with this color. Use as text-on-background or background-on-text.

Contrast checker
AAA8.1:1
Indigo Veil Faint
#F9FAFA
AAA8.1:1
Indigo Veil Muted
#F9F9FB
AAA8.1:1
Indigo Veil Dust
#F9F9FB
AAA8.1:1
Indigo Veil Soft
#F8F9FC
AAA8:1
Indigo Veil Clear
#F7F8FD
AAA8:1
Indigo Veil Vivid
#F6F7FE

Color Vision Simulation

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Full simulator
Deuteranopia
#4E4E44
Protanopia
#4E4E43
Tritanopia
#4F4647
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