Colour

#27230E

#27230E
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Black

#27230E is a yellow with RGB values 39, 35, 14 and HSL 50°, 47%, 10%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 15.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

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HEX#27230E

RGBrgb(39, 35, 14)

RGB (0–1)0.1529, 0.1373, 0.0549

RGB percentages15.3%, 13.7%, 5.5%

HSLhsl(50.4, 47.2%, 10.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(50.4, 64.1%, 15.3%)

CMYK0%, 10.3%, 64.1%, 84.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,564,878

CSS custom property--colour: #27230E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01665WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness34.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 15.75:1

Contrast with white15.75:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#222222

Inverted#D8DCF1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#27220Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#28230Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.8 from the original

Tritanopia#2A201Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text15.75:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.33:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 19.7 Dark slate grey · ΔE 27 Dim grey · ΔE 33.9 Dark olivegreen · ΔE 37.2 Gray · ΔE 42.4 Saddle brown · ΔE 45.7

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 19.68, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#0E1227

Analogous#27160E, #1F270E

Triadic#0E2723, #230E27

Split complementary#0E1F27, #160E27

Tetradic#0E2716, #0E1227, #270E1F

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#BCA945

Lighter +30%#988836

Lighter +20%#726629

Lighter +10%#4D451B

Darker −10%#010101

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#2E2807

Less saturated −25%#201E15

Channel breakdown

R39

G35

B14

Red39 (15.3%)

Green35 (13.7%)

Blue14 (5.5%)

Hue50.4°

Saturation (HSL)47.17%

Lightness10.39%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 27 · G 23 · B 0E

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