Colour

#2A2600

#2A2600
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Black

#2A2600 is a yellow with RGB values 42, 38, 0 and HSL 54°, 100%, 8%. 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#2A2600

RGBrgb(42, 38, 0)

RGB (0–1)0.1647, 0.149, 0

RGB percentages16.5%, 14.9%, 0%

HSLhsl(54.3, 100%, 8.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(54.3, 100%, 16.5%)

CMYK0%, 9.5%, 100%, 83.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,762,240

CSS custom property--colour: #2A2600;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01878WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness37.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 15.27:1

Contrast with white15.27:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#242424

Inverted#D5D9FF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#2B2400no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#2C2602no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.4 from the original

Tritanopia#2E221Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text15.27:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.38:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 26.5 Dark slate grey · ΔE 31.3 Dark olivegreen · ΔE 32.6 Dim grey · ΔE 36.8 Saddle brown · ΔE 42.2 Gray · ΔE 44.5

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 26.47, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#00042A

Analogous#2A1100, #192A00

Triadic#002A26, #26002A

Split complementary#00192A, #11002A

Tetradic#002A11, #00042A, #2A0019

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F6DF00

Lighter +30%#C3B000

Lighter +20%#908200

Lighter +10%#5D5400

Darker −10%#000000

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#2A2600

Less saturated −25%#252205

Channel breakdown

R42

G38

Red42 (16.5%)

Green38 (14.9%)

Blue0 (0%)

Hue54.29°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness8.24%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 2A · G 26 · B 00

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