Colour

#27270D

#27270D
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Black

#27270D is a yellow with RGB values 39, 39, 13 and HSL 60°, 50%, 10%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 15.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#27270D#27270D

HEX#27270D

RGBrgb(39, 39, 13)

RGB (0–1)0.1529, 0.1529, 0.051

RGB percentages15.3%, 15.3%, 5.1%

HSLhsl(60, 50%, 10.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(60, 66.7%, 15.3%)

CMYK0%, 0%, 66.7%, 84.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,565,901

CSS custom property--colour: #27270D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01911WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness37 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 15.19:1

Contrast with white15.19:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#252525

Inverted#D8D8F2

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#2A250Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#2B260Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3 from the original

Tritanopia#2A2421no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text15.19:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.38:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 22.7 Dark slate grey · ΔE 26.8 Dark olivegreen · ΔE 33.8 Dim grey · ΔE 34 Gray · ΔE 42.2 Saddle brown · ΔE 45.5

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 22.71, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#0D0D27

Analogous#271A0D, #1A270D

Triadic#0D2727, #270D27

Split complementary#0D1A27, #1A0D27

Tetradic#0D271A, #0D0D27, #270D1A

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#C0C040

Lighter +30%#9A9A33

Lighter +20%#747426

Lighter +10%#4D4D1A

Darker −10%#010100

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#2E2E06

Less saturated −25%#212113

Channel breakdown

R39

G39

B13

Red39 (15.3%)

Green39 (15.3%)

Blue13 (5.1%)

Hue60°

Saturation (HSL)50%

Lightness10.2%

Dominant channelRed and Green

Hex per channelR 27 · G 27 · B 0D

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Colour values

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