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Recognised as Colour

#282A12

  • #282A12
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Black

#282A12 is a yellow with RGB values 40, 42, 18 and HSL 65°, 40%, 12%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 14.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#282A12#282A12
HEX#282A12
RGBrgb(40, 42, 18)
RGB (0–1)0.1569, 0.1647, 0.0706
RGB percentages15.7%, 16.5%, 7.1%
HSLhsl(65, 40%, 11.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(65, 57.1%, 16.5%)
CMYK4.8%, 0%, 57.1%, 83.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,632,210
CSS custom property--colour: #282A12;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02151WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness39.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 14.68:1
Contrast with white14.68:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#282828
Inverted#D7D5ED

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2D2810no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#2D2913no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.5 from the original
Tritanopia#2B2824no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text14.68:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.43:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 23Dark slate grey · ΔE 25Dim grey · ΔE 32.5Dark olivegreen · ΔE 33Gray · ΔE 40.7Slate grey · ΔE 44.9
Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 22.97, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#14122A
Analogous#2A2012, #1C2A12
Triadic#12282A, #2A1228
Split complementary#121C2A, #20122A
Tetradic#122A20, #14122A, #2A121C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#ADB553
Lighter +30%#8E9540
Lighter +20%#6C7131
Lighter +10%#4A4E21
Darker −10%#060603
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#2E310B
Less saturated −25%#222219

Channel breakdown

R40
G42
B18
Red40 (15.7%)
Green42 (16.5%)
Blue18 (7.1%)
Hue65°
Saturation (HSL)40%
Lightness11.76%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 28 · G 2A · B 12

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