Colour

#2A2401

#2A2401
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Black

#2A2401 is a yellow with RGB values 42, 36, 1 and HSL 51°, 95%, 8%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 15.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#2A2401#2A2401

HEX#2A2401

RGBrgb(42, 36, 1)

RGB (0–1)0.1647, 0.1412, 0.0039

RGB percentages16.5%, 14.1%, 0.4%

HSLhsl(51.2, 95.3%, 8.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(51.2, 97.6%, 16.5%)

CMYK0%, 14.3%, 97.6%, 83.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,761,729

CSS custom property--colour: #2A2401;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01756WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness35.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 15.54:1

Contrast with white15.54:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#232323

Inverted#D5DBFE

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#292300no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#2A2503no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.7 from the original

Tritanopia#2E201Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text15.54:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.35:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 24.9 Dark slate grey · ΔE 31.1 Dark olivegreen · ΔE 34.3 Dim grey · ΔE 36.5 Saddle brown · ΔE 42.2 Gray · ΔE 44.4

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 24.86, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#01072A

Analogous#2A1001, #1B2A01

Triadic#012A24, #24012A

Split complementary#011B2A, #10012A

Tetradic#012A10, #01072A, #2A011B

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F1CF06

Lighter +30%#BFA405

Lighter +20%#8E7903

Lighter +10%#5C4F02

Darker −10%#000000

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#2B2500

Less saturated −25%#252006

Channel breakdown

R42

G36

Red42 (16.5%)

Green36 (14.1%)

Blue1 (0.4%)

Hue51.22°

Saturation (HSL)95.35%

Lightness8.43%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 2A · G 24 · B 01

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