Colour

#0C0A00

#0C0A00
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Black

#0C0A00 is a yellow with RGB values 12, 10, 0 and HSL 50°, 100%, 2%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 19.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#0C0A00#0C0A00

HEX#0C0A00

RGBrgb(12, 10, 0)

RGB (0–1)0.0471, 0.0392, 0

RGB percentages4.7%, 3.9%, 0%

HSLhsl(50, 100%, 2.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(50, 100%, 4.7%)

CMYK0%, 16.7%, 100%, 95.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer788,992

CSS custom property--colour: #0C0A00;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.00295WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness10.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 19.83:1

Contrast with white19.83:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.06:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#0A0A0A

Inverted#F3F5FF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0C0900no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#0D0A00no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.3 from the original

Tritanopia#0E0807no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text19.83:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.06:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 4.9 Dark slate grey · ΔE 31.5 Dim grey · ΔE 41.9 Dark olivegreen · ΔE 51 Gray · ΔE 51.1 Slate grey · ΔE 52.3

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 4.86, a close match

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#00020C

Analogous#0C0400, #080C00

Triadic#000C0A, #0A000C

Split complementary#00080C, #04000C

Tetradic#000C04, #00020C, #0C0008

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#D8B400

Lighter +30%#A58900

Lighter +20%#725F00

Lighter +10%#3F3400

Darker −10%#000000

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#0C0A00

Less saturated −25%#0A0902

Channel breakdown

R12

G10

Red12 (4.7%)

Green10 (3.9%)

Blue0 (0%)

Hue50°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness2.35%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 0C · G 0A · B 00

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