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Colour

#2A2616

  • #2A2616
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Black

#2A2616 is a yellow with RGB values 42, 38, 22 and HSL 48°, 31%, 13%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 15.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#2A2616#2A2616
HEX#2A2616
RGBrgb(42, 38, 22)
RGB (0–1)0.1647, 0.149, 0.0863
RGB percentages16.5%, 14.9%, 8.6%
HSLhsl(48, 31.3%, 12.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(48, 47.6%, 16.5%)
CMYK0%, 9.5%, 47.6%, 83.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,762,262
CSS custom property--colour: #2A2616;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01936WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness37.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 15.14:1
Contrast with white15.14:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#262626
Inverted#D5D9E9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#292515no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#2A2717no 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 9.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text15.14:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.39:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 18.9Dark slate grey · ΔE 24.4Dim grey · ΔE 31.4Dark olivegreen · ΔE 37.7Gray · ΔE 40.1Slate grey · ΔE 43.6
Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 18.93, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#161A2A
Analogous#2A1C16, #242A16
Triadic#162A26, #26162A
Split complementary#16242A, #1C162A
Tetradic#162A1C, #161A2A, #2A1624

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#AC9D60
Lighter +30%#8E814B
Lighter +20%#6D6339
Lighter +10%#4B4428
Darker −10%#090804
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#322B0E
Less saturated −25%#22211E

Channel breakdown

R42
G38
B22
Red42 (16.5%)
Green38 (14.9%)
Blue22 (8.6%)
Hue48°
Saturation (HSL)31.25%
Lightness12.55%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 2A · G 26 · B 16

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