Colour

#29271B

#29271B
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Black

#29271B is a yellow with RGB values 41, 39, 27 and HSL 51°, 21%, 13%. 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#29271B

RGBrgb(41, 39, 27)

RGB (0–1)0.1608, 0.1529, 0.1059

RGB percentages16.1%, 15.3%, 10.6%

HSLhsl(51.4, 20.6%, 13.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(51.4, 34.1%, 16.1%)

CMYK0%, 4.9%, 34.1%, 83.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,696,987

CSS custom property--colour: #29271B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02002WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness38.5 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#272727

Inverted#D6D8E4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#29261Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#2A271Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.5 from the original

Tritanopia#2B2524no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.8 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 17.6 Dark slate grey · ΔE 22.3 Dim grey · ΔE 30.1 Dark olivegreen · ΔE 38.9 Gray · ΔE 39 Slate grey · ΔE 41.8

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 17.64, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#1B1D29

Analogous#29201B, #24291B

Triadic#1B2927, #271B29

Split complementary#1B2429, #201B29

Tetradic#1B2920, #1B1D29, #291B24

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#A19A6F

Lighter +30%#857F58

Lighter +20%#676244

Lighter +10%#48442F

Darker −10%#0A0A07

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#312D13

Less saturated −25%#222222

Channel breakdown

R41

G39

B27

Red41 (16.1%)

Green39 (15.3%)

Blue27 (10.6%)

Hue51.43°

Saturation (HSL)20.59%

Lightness13.33%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 29 · G 27 · B 1B

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