Colour

#2A2614

#2A2614
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Black

#2A2614 is a yellow with RGB values 42, 38, 20 and HSL 49°, 35%, 12%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 15.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

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HEX#2A2614

RGBrgb(42, 38, 20)

RGB (0–1)0.1647, 0.149, 0.0784

RGB percentages16.5%, 14.9%, 7.8%

HSLhsl(49.1, 35.5%, 12.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(49.1, 52.4%, 16.5%)

CMYK0%, 9.5%, 52.4%, 83.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,762,260

CSS custom property--colour: #2A2614;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01929WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness37.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 15.15:1

Contrast with white15.15:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#262626

Inverted#D5D9EB

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#292513no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#2A2715no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.7 from the original

Tritanopia#2D2422no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text15.15:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.39:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 19.7 Dark slate grey · ΔE 25.1 Dim grey · ΔE 31.9 Dark olivegreen · ΔE 36.9 Gray · ΔE 40.5 Slate grey · ΔE 44.3

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 19.73, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#14182A

Analogous#2A1B14, #232A14

Triadic#142A26, #26142A

Split complementary#14232A, #1B142A

Tetradic#142A1B, #14182A, #2A1423

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#B0A15A

Lighter +30%#928445

Lighter +20%#6F6535

Lighter +10%#4D4524

Darker −10%#070704

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#322B0C

Less saturated −25%#22211C

Channel breakdown

R42

G38

B20

Red42 (16.5%)

Green38 (14.9%)

Blue20 (7.8%)

Hue49.09°

Saturation (HSL)35.48%

Lightness12.16%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 2A · G 26 · B 14

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