Colour

#21240F

#21240F
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Black

#21240F is a yellow with RGB values 33, 36, 15 and HSL 69°, 41%, 10%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 15.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#21240F#21240F

HEX#21240F

RGBrgb(33, 36, 15)

RGB (0–1)0.1294, 0.1412, 0.0588

RGB percentages12.9%, 14.1%, 5.9%

HSLhsl(68.6, 41.2%, 10%)

HSV / HSBhsv(68.6, 58.3%, 14.1%)

CMYK8.3%, 0%, 58.3%, 85.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,171,919

CSS custom property--colour: #21240F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0162WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness33.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 15.86:1

Contrast with white15.86:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#222222

Inverted#DEDBF0

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#27220Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#262210no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.2 from the original

Tritanopia#23221Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text15.86:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.32:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 19.5 Dark slate grey · ΔE 25.3 Dim grey · ΔE 34.2 Dark olivegreen · ΔE 36.3 Gray · ΔE 42.7 Slate grey · ΔE 46.2

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 19.52, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#120F24

Analogous#241C0F, #17240F

Triadic#0F2124, #240F21

Split complementary#0F1724, #1C0F24

Tetradic#0F241C, #120F24, #240F17

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#A5B44B

Lighter +30%#84903C

Lighter +20%#636C2D

Lighter +10%#42481E

Darker −10%#000000

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#262A09

Less saturated −25%#1C1E15

Channel breakdown

R33

G36

B15

Red33 (12.9%)

Green36 (14.1%)

Blue15 (5.9%)

Hue68.57°

Saturation (HSL)41.18%

Lightness10%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 21 · G 24 · B 0F

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