Colour

#28280E

#28280E
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Black

#28280E is a yellow with RGB values 40, 40, 14 and HSL 60°, 48%, 11%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 15:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

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HEX#28280E

RGBrgb(40, 40, 14)

RGB (0–1)0.1569, 0.1569, 0.0549

RGB percentages15.7%, 15.7%, 5.5%

HSLhsl(60, 48.1%, 10.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(60, 65%, 15.7%)

CMYK0%, 0%, 65%, 84.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,631,694

CSS custom property--colour: #28280E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness37.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 15:1

Contrast with white15:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#262626

Inverted#D7D7F1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#2B260Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#2C270Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3 from the original

Tritanopia#2B2522no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

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

Contrast with black, large text1.4:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 23.1 Dark slate grey · ΔE 26.6 Dark olivegreen · ΔE 33.4 Dim grey · ΔE 33.6 Gray · ΔE 41.8 Saddle brown · ΔE 45.2

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 23.12, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#0E0E28

Analogous#281B0E, #1B280E

Triadic#0E2828, #280E28

Split complementary#0E1B28, #1B0E28

Tetradic#0E281B, #0E0E28, #280E1B

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#BEBE44

Lighter +30%#999936

Lighter +20%#747428

Lighter +10%#4E4E1B

Darker −10%#020201

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#2F2F07

Less saturated −25%#212115

Channel breakdown

R40

G40

B14

Red40 (15.7%)

Green40 (15.7%)

Blue14 (5.5%)

Hue60°

Saturation (HSL)48.15%

Lightness10.59%

Dominant channelRed and Green

Hex per channelR 28 · G 28 · B 0E

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Colour values

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