Colour

#2A2404

#2A2404
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Black

#2A2404 is a yellow with RGB values 42, 36, 4 and HSL 51°, 83%, 9%. 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

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HEX#2A2404

RGBrgb(42, 36, 4)

RGB (0–1)0.1647, 0.1412, 0.0157

RGB percentages16.5%, 14.1%, 1.6%

HSLhsl(50.5, 82.6%, 9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(50.5, 90.5%, 16.5%)

CMYK0%, 14.3%, 90.5%, 83.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,761,732

CSS custom property--colour: #2A2404;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01763WCAG 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 15.53:1

Contrast with white15.53:1WCAG normal text: AAA

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

Greyscale equivalent#232323

Inverted#D5DBFB

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#292301no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#2A2505no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.7 from the original

Tritanopia#2E201Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text15.53:1WCAG large text: AAA

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

Named colours

Black · ΔE 23.9 Dark slate grey · ΔE 30.2 Dark olivegreen · ΔE 34.8 Dim grey · ΔE 35.8 Saddle brown · ΔE 42.6 Gray · ΔE 43.8

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 23.91, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#040A2A

Analogous#2A1104, #1D2A04

Triadic#042A24, #24042A

Split complementary#041D2A, #11042A

Tetradic#042A11, #040A2A, #2A041D

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E4C416

Lighter +30%#B69C11

Lighter +20%#87740D

Lighter +10%#594C08

Darker −10%#000000

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#2E2700

Less saturated −25%#24200A

Channel breakdown

R42

G36

Red42 (16.5%)

Green36 (14.1%)

Blue4 (1.6%)

Hue50.53°

Saturation (HSL)82.61%

Lightness9.02%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 2A · G 24 · B 04

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