Colour

#2A250F

#2A250F
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Black

#2A250F is a yellow with RGB values 42, 37, 15 and HSL 49°, 47%, 11%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 15.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

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HEX#2A250F

RGBrgb(42, 37, 15)

RGB (0–1)0.1647, 0.1451, 0.0588

RGB percentages16.5%, 14.5%, 5.9%

HSLhsl(48.9, 47.4%, 11.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(48.9, 64.3%, 16.5%)

CMYK0%, 11.9%, 64.3%, 83.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,761,999

CSS custom property--colour: #2A250F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0185WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness36.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 15.33:1

Contrast with white15.33:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#242424

Inverted#D5DAF0

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#29240Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#2A2610no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.7 from the original

Tritanopia#2E2220no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text15.33:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.37:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 21.1 Dark slate grey · ΔE 27.1 Dim grey · ΔE 33.3 Dark olivegreen · ΔE 36.1 Gray · ΔE 41.7 Saddle brown · ΔE 44.4

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 21.05, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#0F142A

Analogous#2A180F, #212A0F

Triadic#0F2A25, #250F2A

Split complementary#0F212A, #180F2A

Tetradic#0F2A18, #0F142A, #2A0F21

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#BDA848

Lighter +30%#9B8837

Lighter +20%#75672A

Lighter +10%#50461C

Darker −10%#040402

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#312908

Less saturated −25%#232116

Channel breakdown

R42

G37

B15

Red42 (16.5%)

Green37 (14.5%)

Blue15 (5.9%)

Hue48.89°

Saturation (HSL)47.37%

Lightness11.18%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 2A · G 25 · B 0F

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