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Recognised as Colour

#1C1C00

  • #1C1C00
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Black

#1C1C00 is a yellow with RGB values 28, 28, 0 and HSL 60°, 100%, 5%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 17.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#1C1C00#1C1C00
HEX#1C1C00
RGBrgb(28, 28, 0)
RGB (0–1)0.1098, 0.1098, 0
RGB percentages11%, 11%, 0%
HSLhsl(60, 100%, 5.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(60, 100%, 11%)
CMYK0%, 0%, 100%, 89%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,842,176
CSS custom property--colour: #1C1C00;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01077WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness26.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 17.28:1
Contrast with white17.28:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#1A1A1A
Inverted#E3E3FF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#1F1A00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#201B01no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.2 from the original
Tritanopia#1F1916no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text17.28:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.22:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 17.9Dark slate grey · ΔE 29Dim grey · ΔE 37.9Dark olivegreen · ΔE 39Gray · ΔE 46.5Saddle brown · ΔE 49.7
Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 17.9, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#00001C
Analogous#1C0E00, #0E1C00
Triadic#001C1C, #1C001C
Split complementary#000E1C, #0E001C
Tetradic#001C0E, #00001C, #1C000E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E8E800
Lighter +30%#B5B500
Lighter +20%#828200
Lighter +10%#4F4F00
Darker −10%#000000
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#1C1C00
Less saturated −25%#181804

Channel breakdown

R28
G28
B0
Red28 (11%)
Green28 (11%)
Blue0 (0%)
Hue60°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness5.49%
Dominant channelRed and Green
Hex per channelR 1C · G 1C · B 00

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