Colour

#2A2406

#2A2406
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Black

#2A2406 is a yellow with RGB values 42, 36, 6 and HSL 50°, 75%, 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#2A2406

RGBrgb(42, 36, 6)

RGB (0–1)0.1647, 0.1412, 0.0235

RGB percentages16.5%, 14.1%, 2.4%

HSLhsl(50, 75%, 9.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(50, 85.7%, 16.5%)

CMYK0%, 14.3%, 85.7%, 83.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,761,734

CSS custom property--colour: #2A2406;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01767WCAG 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 15.52:1

Contrast with white15.52:1WCAG normal text: AAA

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

Greyscale equivalent#232323

Inverted#D5DBF9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#292303no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#2A2507no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.7 from the original

Tritanopia#2E211Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text15.52:1WCAG large text: AAA

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

Named colours

Black · ΔE 23.3 Dark slate grey · ΔE 29.7 Dark olivegreen · ΔE 35.1 Dim grey · ΔE 35.4 Saddle brown · ΔE 42.9 Gray · ΔE 43.5

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 23.29, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#060C2A

Analogous#2A1206, #1E2A06

Triadic#062A24, #24062A

Split complementary#061E2A, #12062A

Tetradic#062A12, #060C2A, #2A061E

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#DDBD20

Lighter +30%#B09719

Lighter +20%#837113

Lighter +10%#574A0C

Darker −10%#000000

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#302800

Less saturated −25%#24200C

Channel breakdown

R42

G36

Red42 (16.5%)

Green36 (14.1%)

Blue6 (2.4%)

Hue50°

Saturation (HSL)75%

Lightness9.41%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 2A · G 24 · B 06

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